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enough to send him prison for life.
Matt wasn’t there and I thank God every day for that. The blood, the destruction, the fear in the air, the police, the ambulance carrying off Mom, no twelve-year-old should have to witness this.
Maybe Drew and I can talk her into selling and buying a new home. One that isn’t haunted and tainted with so many horrible memories.
He looks over, his dark hair flops over his eyes, and smiles at me. God, I love this kid.
The weekend finally arrives for Drew and Ali’s birthday beach house get-a-way. Matt and I pack up after breakfast and arrive right after lunch. I expected the traffic up into Long Island to be worse than what it was, so we actually made pretty good time.
Drew told us that the house he rented is waterfront and out on Dune Road in the West Hamptons. Although I’ve never been to any of the beaches in New York, it’s been almost a month since I have stepped out into the sand and my body is humming with excitement.
As we pull into the circular driveway of the house, I slow the car and double check my directions. I’m pretty sure that Matt and I are both speechless. The house is huge and in the back of my mind, I can’t help but wonder how much this is costing Drew.
The home is solid white, elevated up on stilts, and then three stories high. It has a gray shingled roof and wrap around porches on both the first and second level.
“Whoa! This place is awesome!” Matt jumps out of the car and skips up the steps to the front door. Ali comes out to greet us and Matt jumps into her arms. I know exactly how he feels. Her smiling face and warm eyes have a way of calming a little bit of the storm that has been brewing in me.
Ali came into our lives almost two years ago. She moved to Anna Maria Island after her mother passed away and her father relocated them. Drew used to say he didn’t believe in things like love at first sight but that changed the second his eyes locked onto Ali’s. All of this was during the darkest time in our family life but as the months passed, she became a big part in helping all of us heal, and slowly the light filtered back into our days. She is the other half to my brother and she is perfect for all of us. I couldn’t love her anymore if I tried.
“Hey, Tiny. Nice place you’ve got here,” I say while grabbing mine and Matt’s bags.
“So, I hear you have been in town a lot longer than we realized.” She throws her hands on her hips. The look on her face is a mixture of anger and disappointment.
I walk up the steps and stand in front of her. I always forget how small she is, and although she’s trying to act pissed, it’s not really working.
“What? No hi, hey, hello, how are you?” She raises her eyebrows at me, which causes me to chuckle. “Straight to the point, huh? Yeah, I’m sorry I didn’t call. I just needed to get here and get settled. I needed to do this on my own.” I lock eyes with her hoping that she will understand.
“But you aren’t on your own, you have us.” She isn’t moving so I set the bags down. I need to make her understand.
“I know . . . but I needed to do this.” She looks me over from head to toe, gives me a small smile, and then jumps. Her arms and legs wrap around me and she squeezes. I should be used to her doing this by now, but every time, she catches me off guard. I return her hug.
“You okay?” she asks as she leans back to look me in the face.
“Of course I am!” I give her one of my signature smirks and her eyes narrow as she studies my face.
“Leila said you didn’t look so good when she saw you.” And on that note I put her down.
“Seems to me that Leila needs to mind her own business.” Picking up the bags, we walk into the house together.
“Are you ever going to tell me what happened between the two of you?” I know she is still watching me, but my eyes are taking in the colossal size of this place. Placing my bags at the bottom of the stairs, I walk toward
Matt wasn’t there and I thank God every day for that. The blood, the destruction, the fear in the air, the police, the ambulance carrying off Mom, no twelve-year-old should have to witness this.
Maybe Drew and I can talk her into selling and buying a new home. One that isn’t haunted and tainted with so many horrible memories.
He looks over, his dark hair flops over his eyes, and smiles at me. God, I love this kid.
The weekend finally arrives for Drew and Ali’s birthday beach house get-a-way. Matt and I pack up after breakfast and arrive right after lunch. I expected the traffic up into Long Island to be worse than what it was, so we actually made pretty good time.
Drew told us that the house he rented is waterfront and out on Dune Road in the West Hamptons. Although I’ve never been to any of the beaches in New York, it’s been almost a month since I have stepped out into the sand and my body is humming with excitement.
As we pull into the circular driveway of the house, I slow the car and double check my directions. I’m pretty sure that Matt and I are both speechless. The house is huge and in the back of my mind, I can’t help but wonder how much this is costing Drew.
The home is solid white, elevated up on stilts, and then three stories high. It has a gray shingled roof and wrap around porches on both the first and second level.
“Whoa! This place is awesome!” Matt jumps out of the car and skips up the steps to the front door. Ali comes out to greet us and Matt jumps into her arms. I know exactly how he feels. Her smiling face and warm eyes have a way of calming a little bit of the storm that has been brewing in me.
Ali came into our lives almost two years ago. She moved to Anna Maria Island after her mother passed away and her father relocated them. Drew used to say he didn’t believe in things like love at first sight but that changed the second his eyes locked onto Ali’s. All of this was during the darkest time in our family life but as the months passed, she became a big part in helping all of us heal, and slowly the light filtered back into our days. She is the other half to my brother and she is perfect for all of us. I couldn’t love her anymore if I tried.
“Hey, Tiny. Nice place you’ve got here,” I say while grabbing mine and Matt’s bags.
“So, I hear you have been in town a lot longer than we realized.” She throws her hands on her hips. The look on her face is a mixture of anger and disappointment.
I walk up the steps and stand in front of her. I always forget how small she is, and although she’s trying to act pissed, it’s not really working.
“What? No hi, hey, hello, how are you?” She raises her eyebrows at me, which causes me to chuckle. “Straight to the point, huh? Yeah, I’m sorry I didn’t call. I just needed to get here and get settled. I needed to do this on my own.” I lock eyes with her hoping that she will understand.
“But you aren’t on your own, you have us.” She isn’t moving so I set the bags down. I need to make her understand.
“I know . . . but I needed to do this.” She looks me over from head to toe, gives me a small smile, and then jumps. Her arms and legs wrap around me and she squeezes. I should be used to her doing this by now, but every time, she catches me off guard. I return her hug.
“You okay?” she asks as she leans back to look me in the face.
“Of course I am!” I give her one of my signature smirks and her eyes narrow as she studies my face.
“Leila said you didn’t look so good when she saw you.” And on that note I put her down.
“Seems to me that Leila needs to mind her own business.” Picking up the bags, we walk into the house together.
“Are you ever going to tell me what happened between the two of you?” I know she is still watching me, but my eyes are taking in the colossal size of this place. Placing my bags at the bottom of the stairs, I walk toward
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