Rachel

Jayce

“Are you sure that guy is your brother,” I asked Rachel, standing outside her home. “You both don’t have any similarities at all.”

“Half brother,” Rachel corrected. “And, trust me, he is a good guy, he loves Grace, and I have seen how his face shines whenever he is with her, or talking about her,”

“I trust you, but that doesn’t mean I trust him.”

“I know you are like a father to her, maybe that you think like that,” Rachel said, smiling at me. “And it’s better if you meet him yourselves than standing here questioning me.”

I nodded, making my way inside the house.

“Welcome, took you both long enough to be back,” just upon Brandon presenting both of us with a suspicious glance, acting like a father, who caught his daughter messing around with a random boy. WTF, who does he think he is judging when he is dating my sister? If it wasn’t for Rachel, I would kick his ass hard to never sit again.

“Brandon, no need to be so nosy,” Rachel said, punching her brother’s arms playfully.

Brandon gave Rachel a small smile, before turning his deadly glance at me. “I don’t trust a person who has already hurt you once,”

“I accept, I was a fool for taking care of her at first, but I love Rachel and that is the truth, and don’t you forget that you’re in the same boat as me,” I said, reminding Brandon of his position.

“You guys stop,” Grace shouted, walking from one bedroom. “I’m here trying to rest; you guys are fighting like cat and mouse.”

“Sorry babe,” Brandon replied, hugging Grace by rubbing her back gently.

“What happened to you? Why are you so pale?”

“Can we all sit first,” I nodded, taking a seat beside Rachel as Brandon passed a glass of water to Grace, who she gladly accepted, giving him small but gentle.

Seeing both their interactions, anyone can see that both love each other, but it still seems too much for me to digest. So much has happened in one day that my brain seems to not function so well. First, after years of finding out, I found Rachel out that too, with my sister and her brother. Daniel. All this time, I was thinking Daniel was Rachel’s boyfriend but that turned out to be wrong and he was her brother, and later this same guy out of nowhere turns out to be Grace’s boyfriend. I mean why is, guys after girls I cherish the most in life.

I don’t know what to think for now, but if I genuinely love Grace, then who am I to judge? All I want is my sister’s happiness, nothing more.

“So, we both have news to share. We were hoping to say that at a restaurant but someone ruined everything.” Daniel said, eyeing at me.

“Don’t tell me, what I’m thinking is true,” Rachel said, smiling cheerfully.

“What?” I asked, not having a mere idea of what they were all thinking about.

“Jayce, I’m pregnant,” Grace replied, placing her hand on her stomach.

“You’re pregnant,” I mumbled, with all my senses numbed. Okay, I had enough for today. ” If you want to share something else, say it now because I’m tired of all the surprises.”

“You’re not happy,” Grace asked, looking sadly at me.

Shit, me and frigid emotions, that’s why Rachel left me and the same reason made Grace sad, when she is happy trying to share her joy with her only family.

“Grace,” I said, kneeling down, beside her holding her hands in mine, giving her my best smile. “I’m very happy, it’s just I don’t know how to express myself sometimes.”

Grace nodded, smiling back.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

“I know how much you love kids, so much so that even your career is dedicated to them,” I placed a gentle kiss on her hands as I continued. “Sometimes it’s hard to forget that you are not that same girl with pigtails running behind me, for deserters, the same girl who can’t sleep at night alone just because she is scared of the monster in the cupboard. I still can’t believe that you’ve grown up so much that someday you’re going to be a mother.”

“Jayce,” Grace mumbled, hugging me tightly with tears filling in her eyes.

“I love you, and I’ll love your baby the same.”

“I know,” Grace replied, wiping her tears. “And I’m sorry for not telling you about Brandon, everything happened so fast, and you were also busy.”

“You did what I think best for all of us, don’t stress, and if you have any carving, ask me what my skills are for,” Grace smiled on hearing my words, hugging me again.

“And you take care of her,” I said, eyeing Daniel.

“You have to ask me for that,” Brandon replied, separating Grace from me and hugging her.

“Both of you shut up,” Rachel said, pulling at her. “And congratulations, Grace, thank you for loving my brother and giving him the gift of a lifetime.”

“I can say the same,” Grace replied, hugging Rachel. “Thank you for teaching Jayce the importance of love.”

“Why don’t Brandon and you go inside and rest, while me and Jayace make something healthy yet delicious for all of us?”

“Good idea,” I replied, sending both of them inside to rest.

“You’re going to be an uncle and I’m an aunt.” Rachel said excitedly, hugging me tight.

“Don’t remind me,” I sighed. ” Do you think Daniel is good for Grace?”

“Jayce not again,” Rachel rolled her eyes upon replying.

“Fine, let’s not ruin the mood, well Rachel,” Rachel hummed as she took a gulp of her water. “How to feel about us being parents,”

“What?” Rachel shouted, choking on her water, splashing it all over me.