As we drive down the highway all I could hear was his voice, telling me he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. I was kind of sad. I mean why did it have to be this way? All this started cause he wanted to stop some jackass from selling drugs to kids. I wouldn't trade him for the world. I love him more than anything. I just wish we could have a normal life. I stared at his face as he drove, I could tell he was trying to think of a plan, it was only a matter of time before he said what I was dreading to hear. I saw his shoulders slump and knew he'd had only one idea. "We have to go back and finish this!" He turned and looked at me. I wasn't surprised I knew this was coming. "We'll then let's do this, cause I wanna get to where you spend the rest of your life adoring me" he smiled "baby I already do"
We stopped at a highway side diner and got gas Johnny used the pay phone and I went and got us food. When I came back he was leaned back on the hood of the car. He looked so perfect there, his muscles straining under his t-shirt, the sun shining down on him. To anyone passing by we looked like a normal couple on vacation. "Here I got you something to eat." He took the bag and started to devour the food, he looked like he hadn't eaten days. I bet the 3 days he spent away from me he barely had a thing. "So what happened what did Sean say?" He took another bite " he has no problem he's in. All we have to do is make it to his cabin. He's got everything there" I took a deep breath and ate my fries " are you sure you're ready for this baby? If you don't want to go then you can stay at the cabin. Me and Sean can take these fuckers!" I shook my head, as scared as I was there was no way I could sit in that cabin, not knowing what was happening! "I'm fine. Just need some time to process it all. I still can't believe what I did yesterday. Johnny is there something wrong with me for not being upset that I killed those men?" He stopped suddenly and looked up at me. I don't think he'd thought about my lack of remorse the day before. "No of course not. You did what you had to do, it was them or us!"
I took the leftovers and threw everything away, and climbed into the drivers seat. He looked at me and smirked "what are you doing?" I closed the door forcing him to get into the passenger side "you haven't slept in days, and you can't possibly keep this up. Don't worry I know the way to Sean's" he smiled and conceded leaning his head back against the seat and closing his eyes. He was asleep in minutes.
Sean was Johnny's buddy from basic training and the biggest thing they had in common, beside their taste in music and their stubborn attitudes, was that they were both good at killing. During the war they saved more lives, and took out more operatives then anyone else. They were dangerous men, and I adored them both. I'd known Sean a lot longer then Johnny. He was all I had growing up, when our dad was drunk, Sean always pissed him off on purpose so he'd take his anger out on him instead of me. He had more than a few scars from protecting me. When we were old enough he enlisted and I went off to school. Neither of us went home again.
I'd heard Sean talk about Johnny on those rare occasions when he felt like talking about it. He loved Johnny like a brother. It took us almost a year to tell him we were in love, he was shocked cause we only met one night at Sean's. Johnny had been down on a rare pit stop through town, and I happened to be there when he did. That's all it took. Sean took some time to adjust but seemed happy until last year.
After I was kidnapped, and stabbed and Johnny and I ran out of the building, we went straight to Sean's cabin. Well he was there. When he heard what had happened he grabbed Johnny by the throat. I was screaming for him to stop but he wouldn't. He was yelling about how Johnny was supposed to protect me, and how I should stay with him where I'd be safe. Johnny fought back but didn't try hard he believed Sean was right. Sean grabbed the blade from Johnny's belt and held it to his throat. I lunged for him and threw him off balance, all three of us fell to the ground. Sean was shocked and hurt, a look of pain and sadness washed over his face. I told him that I love Johnny and he had no right to blame him. I asked him where the fuck he had been when Johnny called him for help. He had no answer cause he was drunk, just like our dad always was. I grabbed Johnny's arm, and we left. I never looked back, and as far as I know neither did Johnny. But here I was, driving to my brothers so he could protect me, like he always did. I glanced at Johnny and wondered what I would do if it came down to his life or Sean's. I shuddered at the thought as a tear rolled down my cheek.
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