Can You Fix The Broken?

“He’s a peach.” I sighed.

“Don’t take it too hard, you know he worries a lot more than he’ll ever let on.” Felix assured me, taking one of the bags from my arms and placing them on the counter.

“Well his worrying makes it seem like he fucking hates me, so maybe he needs to relax a bit.” I grumbled.

I turned my attention away from Felix and back to the overflowing bags filled with fresh fruits, vegetables, and the rest of the food I had bought for the next week.

The unmistakable disappointed sigh came from the other side of the room where he stood, but I tried to brush it off.

Did I understand their fears and concerns about me going out by myself?

Absolutely, no doubt.

But still, I wasn’t a young child and I wasn’t about to throw my entire life away just to sit and stay in this establishment.

Felix understood that, even though he didn’t fully approve of it, but Dylan wasn’t so understanding.

“Come here.” Felix said, extending his arms wide open.

I walked right into them without a second thought and was consumed by his tight embrace.

“Thanks for letting me go out today.” I whispered, smiling up at him.

“Of course, Mia. I know you’ve been going a little stir crazy around here, so I figured a few hours away wouldn’t hurt.” He told me.

“It was nice, well...besides from the crazy rain.” I chuckled.

“I thought you liked the rain.” He stated

“No, not just regular rain. It’s thunderstorms that I love.” I corrected him.

“You and I are more similar than I thought.” He told me.

“Shhh, if Dylan hears you say that he’ll take you out.” I giggled.

Felix rolled his eyes at me.

“Try to open up to him, alright? I know you know he’s a good guy. He’d quite literally kill for you just as I would. He just shows it in a different way.” Felix said.

“Ok.” I playfully groaned, sneaking past him so I could work on putting the groceries away.

A silence fell over the room as I continued to work and Felix stood silently by the island for a while until he was interrupted by a phone call which he left the room to take.

I grabbed a glass of water as soon as everything was put away, and started off towards the library.

I needed some peace and quiet, and this was the perfect place for both of those things.

The bookshelves called to me, enticing the the hundreds of stories that would snatch me from reality and send me to another world.

Most of the times, I wished I could erase the last few chapters of my life, the ones that came before Dylan and Felix. They were dark, laced with pain, and it made my skin crawl to think about what had occured. I still had the scars to show for what I had gone through.

I shook those thoughts, and went back to browsing through the books until I came to my all time favorite read “The Scarlet Letter”. It was impossible to not love and admire her strength through all of the horrible things others dragged her through, and that fight in her always sparked a fight in me.

A few chapters in, a knock at the door caught my attention.

“Sorry to bother you. Can I come in?” Felix asked, resting against the door frame.

“It’s your house, you can go wherever you please.” I chuckled, placing a bookmark in the book and pushing it aside.

“It’s your house too now, you know.” He stated.

I rolled my eyes, he gave me too much credit.

“Anyways, back to why I’m here. That was an old friend of mine Chris on the phone. He’s in town with some of his friends 2 weeks from now and I invited him over to see the place, and just catch up.” He explained.

“That sounds like fun!” I told him.

“Are you okay with it?” Felix wondered.

“Yes, of course! Why wouldn’t I be?” I exclaimed.

Oh...right.

“Do I really have to tell you?” He asked, raising an eyebrow at me.

“No, I got it. You have to realize that I’m not as fragile as you think I am, I won’t self destruct just because you bring some friends over.” I told him.

“I know that deep down, but the protective somewhat controlling freak comes out of me when it comes to making sure you’re always alright.” He chuckled.

“Somewhat controlling?” I chuckled.

“Somewhat controlling? You’re as controlling as a fucking dictator.” Dylan laughed, appearing in the door frame next to Felix.

I held back a laugh, and tried to cover my little smile with my hand.

“Real funny.” Felix groaned.

“So, what were you two kids talking about before I interrupted?” Dylan wondered.

“I was just telling Mia about Chris and his crew coming over in a couple weeks.” He replied.

“No way, it’s been forever since we’ve last seen them! That’s awesome!” Dylan cheered.

“You’ll get along with them well, Mia. They’re really good guys.” Felix stated.

“Oh, I’m not planning on actually meeting them. I’ll just stay in my room, or spend the day elsewhere.” I told them.

“Whatever works for you.” Felix cooed, coming over and giving me a hug from the behind.

I rested my head back against him, and smiled up at him.

Yes, I had gone through a lot. Life took such a left turn, I was in a position where I was inches from death and hadn’t even reached the age of 20 at that exact moment.

Felix and Dylan saved me from that, and are the one reason I’m here today, still breathing. So while they definitely pissed me off sometimes and got under my skin, I owed them everything I had, and loved them to my core.

It was a lot like a brother and sister relationship, in all honesty.

“Alright, I’ve got to get back to work for a phone conference. I’ll see you later tonight for dinner!” Felix promised me, giving me one more hug and exiting the room.

Which meant I was left alone with Dylan.

“I’m sorry about earlier. I shouldn’t have been that quick to anger with you. I promise you it came from a place of concern.” He told me.

“It’s ok. I know you both are busy and stressed out with your everyday life, and I understand that I easily add to that stress.” I replied.

“Hey, don’t think of yourself as added stress. You’re everything to Felix and I.” He stated.

“You mean a lot to me too.” I admitted.

“I’m happy to hear that.” He smiled.

“You know what else you’ll be happy to hear? I’m making my grandma’s homemade lasagna for dinner tonight.” I told him, changing the subject.

“Oh Mia, you know how to tug at my heartstrings.” He chuckled.

I slipped the book back into the shelve, and made my way back into the kitchen with Dylan right on my heels.

I couldn’t help but smile as we got started in the kitchen, just goofing off with one another. This was what life was supposed to be for a girl my age. Having these moments with Felix and Dylan made me feel human again. It made me feel alive.

I could tell you more than anyone else just how special life itself was, and I intended to live it to my best ability with these two crazy guys at my side.

I would once more regain my life, and my passion to live.

Notes

Hello, once again!

It's been...well, way too damn long!

I started this book, and then ran away from it realizing I had no real clear direction for it.

Now, a year later I regained my love for this story, and will continue to update it as often as I can along with my other stories.

I hope you take a liking to this book, and stick around to see where it goes!