 Elder Quad
"Oh god," Axel breathed as Lainie blew their cover. That was it. Benji knew. All he could do was sit and wait for the worst to happen. Would he take Axel's head off? Would be break down crying? Who knew what he would do? The young man felt helpless. He didn't know what to do or say, he sat there, mouth open and sea green eyes wide.
Even though he was in such a stage of shock, Axel still noticed that Lainie said something about a friend. Vee had mentioned something to him about a 'friend' before she left for school. Yes, it seemed odd, but he had to focus on the task at hand: trying not to get killed, again. What was he supposed to do? He had been in love with Emmy his whole life and he just stepped aside when Ben wanted to marry her. He had finally had his chance and now he felt horrible. How was this fair?
"Bloody hell," Finn whispered as one of his hands subconsciously moved to his jet black hair. He moved to stand behind Axel and placed both hands on either one of his shoulders. If he was going down Finn would surely go with him. There was no way that his cousin would be the victim of abuse, again. Glancing at Eli, Finn gave her a helpless glance. What would happen now? He felt like a deer in headlights.
Honey colored eyes widening as Lainie spoke those words, Chloe quickly nodded to Elissa and quickly moved up the stairs with the baby. After making sure Ashton was safely in his pack-n-play, the redhead moved silently down the stairs again and into the kitchen where she perched next to her brother. On hearing the unfaithful Jenny speak, her eyes narrowed in her direction. That slimy bugga'.
Sighing, Axel stood, much to his cousin's protests, and walked over to Emmy and Ben. He would take this like a man and tell his best friend himself. Swallowing hard, he took a deep breath then began. "Emmy and I were married almost two years after your death. And now she's pregnant with my twins. Benji I'm so sorry." At his last sentence he dropped his gaze to the floor and supported himself on the counter. He felt dizzy, like he would pass out any moment. He couldn't believe he had just told him.
Finnegan's eyes widened, then he quickly moved to his cousin's side to steady him. Grabbing him under his arm he made sure the young man didn't fall. Wow, this mus' be hard for him. I can't believe he didn't pass out. He seriously couldn't believe that he had just told Ben their situation. All they had to do was wait for his reaction, which he knew would be explosive with the help of Jenny. He glared at the thought of her. An' she used to be nice.
Chloe's hand immediately covered her mouth as Axel finally told Ben. She locked eyes with Eli for a moment, only to give her a very scared glance. She couldn't move. All she worried about was what Jenny would say. No, not what Ben would say, but his little sister. It was quite ridiculous that they had to worry about what Ben's little sister would say about their ordeal. It was absurd. Absolutely ridiculous.
After Finn had steadied him, Axel sat back down in the chair he had vacated only moments ago and placed his head between his knees. I can't believe I just did that. He's gonna kill me. He's actually gonna kill me. Gimme the dark wizards now! I don't wanna make my best friend hurt anymore! "Ben I'm so sorry," he managed to choke out as a few tears escaped his eyes. He felt Chloe begin to rub his back which, shockingly, made him feel a bit better. But it wouldn't take away anything that he was feeling.
Chloe absolutely couldn't believe it. She looked up to her brother as she sat beside Axel and began to comfort him, but he looked just as shocked as she was. Her heart was pounding even more than it was before, she almost felt like everyone could hear it. Gimme the dragons now! I can't handle this!
Finn leaned against the sliding glass door and sighed as, again, his hand moved to his pitch black hair. All he, or anyone else for that matter, could do was wait for Ben's reaction which he was sure wasn't going to be good. Nothing could go uphill from here.
Sitting back up and leaning back in his chair, Axel's eyes locked with Ben's. All he could do was make him feel how badly he was hurting by just a glance. It was definitely not something that usually worked, but he had to try whatever he could. He couldn't speak. All he could do was wait. |