Alex held Beth all the way home, while Sky worked on his laptop. He was uneasy watching the two love birds.
When they pulled through three check points just to arrive at a mansion big enough for a small country to live in he was impressed on the security of the place.
They all got out when a little bight eye boy ran into his fathers arms,"Daddy you brought Beth back. Thank you Daddy." he then jumped into Beth's arms and kissed her.
Sky was moved by the look of Beth new family. He did the right thing letting her go.
Just then and old lady came out. Your back, thank god for keeping you safe come in and tell your father all about it." Mary said hugging Beth then her son.
"Who do we have here," Mary asked looking at Sky.
"Mary this is my best friend Skyler" Beth said.
Mary pulled him into a hug, "Any friend of Beth is family to us, Just call me Mary."
Sky was in shock. He had never had anyone but Beth welcome him into a family group he was touched.
Everyone gathered into the den to find out what was going on. Alex and Beth told the story to the group.
Sky kept watching this beautiful girl sipping tea in a corner chair. She mesmerized him. When Beth asked him a question he realized he had not heard anything they said. "What?" he turned back to the group.
"I said,did we leave anything out?"Beth repeated.
"No, sounds right to me. Just one question though Who are all these people?" Sky asked. He really was only interested in the beauty in the corner.
"My bad, Everyone this is Skyler my best friend. Just call him Sky." She said the started at Mary " Sky you already met Mary, this is Alexander Senior, Alex's father. This is Jack, Alex's Bestfriend. Next to him is Sarah. The little guy is AJ, Alex's son. The girl back there I don't know." She look at Alex.
Sky knew all these people from the info Black had gave him he wanted to know the girl.
Alex said, "This wild thing is Jack's little bratty sister Julie, Hey when did you get her?"
"Yesterday, bully boy." she stuck out her tong.
"Nice to meet all of you." Sky said.
As the group continued to talk the butler said dinner was ready.
They all got up so Sky followed. He then felt a hand wrapped around his arm he looked down to see Julie walking beside him.
"Julie " He smiled at her, as his body burned were held on to him.
"Skyler, hope you don't mind escorting me to the dinning room. " She asked.
"No not at all" he followed everyone with Julie on his arms.
Everyone talk while Sky and Julie just kept sneaking peeks at one other.
Julie had a lot of men try and get her eye but she had never given anyone a chance. She loved her life the way it was and when she turned 25 next year her family already had someone planned out for her to marry.
She knew from a young age she would never find love and would hate her husband till he died. Benjamin Farley 5th. He was a bastard while they grew up and she kept tabs on him now and he was still a bastard.
He father and his father were friends from a young age and planned this get together when the were born. He is a spoiled apple and she was suppose to marry him 5 years ago but convinced her father to let her finish school first. He gave her till her 25th birthday which was in 6 months.
Sky watch her as her expressions changed. He wondered what was on her mind right now.
Julie was pulled back with Sky watching her and blushed. "Mr. Skyler, What do you do when not helping friends?"
"This, that, and other thing. Sorry I can't tell you more then that. What about you?" Sky said.
"I just graduated from design school. I start Le'Blue Monday as an apprentice gown designer." She smiled.
"Would you like to go for a walk with me? I like to walk after dinner. " She asked
Sky got up and held out hand. Beth's mouth opened what was she watching. She had never seen Sky act this way before, her big brother was smitten. She smiled as they walked out.
"That guy alright with my sister?" Jack whispered to Beth.
"Sky is the best we saved each other when I was 14. He won't hurt her." She said.
Jack still did not like it but trusted Beth and his Sister. Maybe she would finally get the guts to tell their father No on her arranged marriage.
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The two young people walked threw the garden Julie had her hand around Sky's arm.
"May I ask, what's your full name".She asked.
"Just Skyler, no last name I remember. My paper say Skyler Unknown."He said.
"Why?"She felt sad for him.
"I was found at four in the sewers I only new my first name. Never found any grownups who knew me." He paused.
"I grew up in an orphanage till I was 12 and ran away. Been on my own till 16 when I met Beth. Spent a few years with her till we parted ways. Now lone again. Its an ok life I can't complain." He had never told anyone about his path, not even Beth. He was not sure why he told Julie.
Julie listen to his story. Then something in her mind remembering a time when she was 8 and her family went to an orphanage to drop off Christmas gift.
Hiding in a hall closet was a boy the same age as her. She hid with him not talking. He had the kindest green eyes she ever seen. When she heard her dad calling she kissed the boy and left.She never knew his name but knew she would always loved him.
Sky had the same green eyes as the boy, could it be the same one.
"Skyler, when you were 8 did you kiss a little girl in a coat closest at christmas time?"She asked.
Sky's eyes got big," Yes, how do you know?"
"That little girl was me." she looked up and into his eyes
It could not be could it. That girl never said a word just hid with him. when someone called her 'julianne ' yes that's her name, she kissed him. He fell in love at that kiss.
"Her name is Julianne. not Julie. " he said.
" Julie Ann, and that was me. I has always wondered why you were hiding? She started walking again pulling him along.
"Mean boys told me that the people coming were looking for slaves so I hid. They were always scaring him with stories. They were one of the reason he ran way.
Was it fate that they found each other again.