I Need You #2
Caspian told me, “I’m sure Lux treasures those memories, Odette. I’m also sure our brother misses you.” I wiped tears away, “I really miss him. How many Lux’s are there in our family?” Caspian snorted, “Quite a few.” I deflated.
Serenity chimed in, “While that’s true, there is only one other you could find where you are. Are you still looking for your Lux?” I shrugged, “Yes and no.” Serenity sighed, “Finding Lux Vennox scared you. You can still look for your brother.”
Caspian reasoned, “You can’t find Lux Vennox again given you already found him. The next Lux could be our brother.” I snorted, “Sure I could. You put Lux V somewhere else undercover.” Caspian smiled, “That’s a great idea.”
I rolled my eyes, “That you already thought of.” Caspian laughed, “Maybe. I do want to find you.” I sighed and sat back because the truth was, I wanted him to find me too. Caspian’s eyes narrowed, “You want me to find you, just tell me where you are.”
I muttered, “I didn’t say that.” Serenity laughed, “Caspian and I are somewhat experts in listening to what people don’t say. Your face and body language tell us you want Caspian to find you.” I retorted, “So find me, big brother.” I ended the call.
I put my head down on my desk, but my computer rang again. I answered, “What?” Caspian said, “Ironically, I don’t get hung up on by anyone but you Odette. Little sister, what is bothering you about that?” I asked, “Do you really want to find me?” Caspian answered, “Yes.”
I asked, “Then why haven’t you? I can’t be that hard to find. You know my fake name, I’m in school, and I took out a restraining order. Are you even looking for me?” Caspian promised, “If mom wasn’t so good at keeping things hidden, I’d have found you already.”
I asked, “What?” Caspian’s eyes swam with tears, “I am getting closer to you, Odette. When I do find you, I’ll show you the proof that I have been looking. All of us have. Serenity and all our brother’s songs are out there looking too.”
Caspian paused admitting, “We go when we can, but we don’t want to draw too much attention to ourselves. We don’t want the Merrick’s to know we know about you. I know people let you down, and I am truly sorry for that. I won’t though. I am looking for you because I love you, Odette.”
I wiped away tears, “I’m sorry. I’m not being fair, I just don’t understand why you haven’t found me.
” Caspian sighed, “There are things I cannot explain over the video calls. I will explain everything to you when we can sit down in person. If you don’t want to tell me where you are, I’ll keep looking. I will never stop.”
I whispered, “Everyone leaves me, and I’ve let you in so much.
If you guys stopped calling or….” Caspian interrupted, “That will never happen. You are our little sister.” I sighed, “Are you sure you want me as a little sister? I’m probably going crazy, and I’m a bit of a brat.
I keep hanging up on you, won't tell you where I am, and I’m apparently upset you haven’t found me yet. ”
Caspian laughed, “You are nowhere near close to my brattiest sibling.” I asked, “Which one is?” Caspian smirked, “I’ll let you figure that out.
” I laughed a little, “Ok.” I added, “You and Serenity should go enjoy your Valentine’s Day.
My song boy will be here soon, and I need to put the garlic bread in the oven. ”
Caspian said, “Right, and your song boy’s name is…” He trailed off intentionally. I laughed, “I call him Key because I hear a song in my head when he’s around.” Caspian snorted, “Naturally.” I laughed and ended the call on a better note.
I finished the garlic bread and decided I needed another shower. I quickly jumped in and was finishing my makeup when Sassy started singing. CRAP! Immy! She had to get back here. I should’ve called her sooner. I texted her.
Me: RUN DO NOT WALK! Keaton is here.
I heard a knock on the door followed by that pop sound again.
What was that? I looked around my room before giving up.
To my surprise, Immy was in the living room.
Jeez, how fast could she climb into the window?
My friend could win a prize. I guess she had told me she’d had secret boyfriends before.
Immy really had all this down to an art form.
The second Immy left us alone, we were kissing. Sassy was content in my head. Keaton’s gift he got me had me insanely emotional. My boyfriend carved something for me. The wolf on it nearly moved me to tears.
I wanted that wolf to be real so I could pet it. Jesus, Odette. Just get off the crazy train for five seconds. I wish I’d done something more than make him dinner and get a sexy starter kit. Keaton didn’t seem to mind though.
In fact, I swear his eyes flickered black a lot. I really needed to go see an optometrist. Keaton definitely had a dominance kink. What surprised me is I loved it quite a bit, and I had a little streak of it myself. It was a strange night of self-discovery in a very orgasmic, delicious way.
I also decided lingerie was somewhat pointless. Keaton had some inhuman strength ability to rip it apart. Definitely not spending money on that. Keaton and I spent the whole weekend together, mostly inside each other.
At some point, we’d have to turn into normal high school students. When Keaton left, he said he was coming back. My body clearly needed rest, but Tatum needed a walk. I took her out and grabbed some leftovers. I went to where my rabies wolf was and left the plate.
When I was leaving Jag stepped out. I smiled greeting, “Hi, Jag! How was your Valentine’s Day?” Jag shrugged, “Uneventful.” I frowned, “Oh. Well, thanks for the help with the starter kit.” I blushed saying it, but Jag was clearly feeling down.
Jag smiled, “You are more than welcome. What are you doing out here?” I admitted, “I’m leaving my rabies wolf some food.
” Jag growled softly, “Maybe you should give the wolf a new nickname.” I shrugged, “I could think about it.” Jag laughed, “Do that.” I gave him a quick hug and went back home with Tatum.
My puppy went right in and fell asleep. I took a bath, started the laundry, and put new sheets on the bed too.
That was a necessity. I fell asleep before Keaton got back, but I woke up with him.
My boyfriend explained his brother was leaving him in charge, and we wouldn’t be able to hang out as much until he came back.
I was disappointed, but I understood. Heck, I was proud of him. I was also certain they were definitely in the mob too, because why else would his brother leave him in charge. I knew Keaton was doing a good job because people at school talked about it.
This town really seemed to be up in each other’s business a lot, but I liked knowing Keaton was doing so well. I’d emailed my brothers more. Tatum and I were bonding quite a bit. We’d started running together.
Kenneth snickered every time he saw me lifting weights in the gym.
I had no idea what his deal was. May had told me Lisa was causing Keaton and Keith problems. Sassy had promptly hissed the rest of the day.
For once, I wished Lisa was in school so I could get even.
Whew. I really was talking to my brothers a lot considering I wanted to get even with people. Calm down Odette.
One day I was humming myself when Sassy took over and grabbed the keys to my car. I dropped them and frowned. An overwhelming sense of Keaton being in danger overtook me. I had to take several deep breaths.
I whispered, “Keaton is fine. Keaton is fine.” Over and over. Sassy was taking over my hand to grab my car keys every few seconds, but I dropped them every time. I decided I’d go talk to Kenneth. I went downstairs and put the keys in my pocket.
I told Sassy, “We aren't a good enough driver to go cruising around town looking for our boyfriend. Unless you can drive.” Sassy was still worried. The sense that Keaton was in danger was getting stronger. Kenneth looked up when he saw me.
The building manager asked, “Katie, is anything wrong?” I blurted out, “Is Keaton ok? I just know something is wrong.” Kenneth frowned. After a moment, he looked at his phone. Which was odd considering his screen was dark.
Kenneth lied, “Keaton’s fine. He’s just out for a drive.” I asked, “How do you know that?” Kenneth answered, “I got a text.” I argued, “No, you didn't, your phone didn’t even light up. Is Keaton ok? Would you tell me if he was hurt?”
Kenneth gently said, “Katie, I promise you Keaton’s fine.” I nodded and acted like I was going upstairs. Kenneth must not have checked because I sounded bat crap crazy. To be fair to the man, he was not wrong. It did sound crazy, but I was right. I needed to know if Keaton was really ok.
Instead of going upstairs, I took the stairs down. I sighed, “I don’t know where Key was driving, Sassy. Do you?” I felt her confidence that she could find him. I unlocked my car and got in. It still smelled new. I asked myself, “Am I really doing this?”
Sassy took over to start the car. I gulped and proceeded to pull out really carefully. Kenneth ran outside yelling, “KATIE!” I gunned it, driving away. Ok, where was I going? Sassy was singing her song and guiding us.
I drove carefully until we got onto a back road. I’d nearly run into a few mailboxes but narrowly avoided them. I whispered, “Ok, so we only almost hit a few things that’s not bad. We didn’t actually hit anything, so it doesn’t count.”
I used the voice to command button on the steering wheel. I instructed, “Call Key.” The voice replied, “Calling Key.” Ok I could get behind this voice to command deal. Keaton answered. The feeling of him being in danger was so high my panic finally overtook me.
My boyfriend was concerned I was driving, which was the wrong fear to have. Who cared about me? He was the one in trouble! I knew it. I came over a hill and saw his truck and sighed in relief. He was fine.