OOM: Visiting Family

[geeky_agent]

She almost wishes Caiti would be there.

It would mean more questions and more problems, yes. They'd still have to explain Caiti having met Jack already in Morocco two years prior and she just knew that wouldn't go over well.

Still, she can't help but wonder if maybe it would be better to get everything out in the open now. (Not everything.) Caiti had always been good at dealing with problems between her sister and brother and it sounded like she and Jack had gotten along pretty well and she hadn't seen her in months...

This had probably been a bad idea but it was too late to back out now.

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Re: Chris-Ryan Conversation

[geeky-agent.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I was," she says quietly, wondering how to describe Tony so that her brother could understand. He suffered from depression, loved the Cubs (which probably had something to do with his problems) and jazz, was probably the reason I didn't lose my mind when Jack had been kidnapped and left behind a wife and a child he'll never meet.

Instead, all she says is, "He was Jack's best friend and married to a good friend of mine."

Re: Chris-Ryan Conversation

[theredshirts.livejournal.com]

When Jack mentioned the death he didn't talk about his own connection.

"Jesus," Ryan says in the same quiet tone. "I'm sorry, Chrissy." He touches her shoulder briefly. "None of us dealt with Dad's death too well, but you left everything to take care of Caiti," he looks away. "You can come here whenever you need to."

Re: Chris-Ryan Conversation

[geeky-agent.livejournal.com]

"I know," she says with a small smile. "Are we ok?"

Re: Chris-Ryan Conversation

[theredshirts.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, we're okay." He smiles slightly, "Want to go for that run after breakfast?"

Re: Chris-Ryan Conversation

[geeky-agent.livejournal.com]

The guilt and regret she feels about not being able to tell him everything still linger and would probably always be there. But when Ryan says that, she feels a small weight lift from her shoulders. "Yeah, I would."