Damien looked at Jaime for a moment before reaching over and gently patting him on the shoulder.
“You will,” he said with quiet certainty. “You’re a brave young man, Jaime. But you know your sister will always worry about you.”
Jaime shrugged with a small smile.
“Yeah, I know. But at least she won’t have to worry as much anymore.”
As if remembering something, the smile on his face gradually faded. He looked at Damien with an expression far more serious than before.
“By the way… I want to say thank you.”
Damien’s brows drew together slightly.
“For what?”
“For everything,” Jaime replied. “For accepting my sister, for loving her, and for taking care of her… and me. For taking care of both of us.”
A sheepish smile returned to his face.
“Thank you. Really.”
Damien looked at him quiet
