I Promise You, Someday

*Max's POV*

Mike walked out, smiling, he closed the door and I let out a big sigh of relief, but I was still a little uneasy, what if he lied and he did hear me, oh my god, or even worse what if he seen me? I shook those thoughts out of my head and began to get dressed. As I was making my way down the stairs I felt a hand take a tight grasp of my wrist, I almost shat myself, it was Alexis, she looked like she had been crying and she was about to cry again, I sat down on the stairs and pulled her on my knee, "What's wrong, sweetie?" I asked pushing her hair out of her eyes, "I had a nightmare" She said pouting, I nodded, "Okay, do you want me or daddy?" I asked as she cuddled into me, "Both" She mumbled, I nodded, "Okay honey you go back to your room and I'll go get daddy" I said kissing her forehead as she jumped off my knee and ran back to her room. As I entered the living room I saw Vic, Danielle, Tony, Mike and Jaime laughing and having petty arguments with each other, I couldn't help but laugh a little. I was so grateful for this family, they have saved me, and in some ways I have saved them. I walked over to Jaime and sat in his knee cuddling into him, "What's wrong baby?" He mumbled into my ear, I pulled away, "Alexis had a night terror and she wants the both of us" I said, he nodded and took my hand leading me upstairs, we were just about to enter her room when we heard her speaking to someone, "Mommy should be here in a minute" She said, I looked at Jaime with wide eyes and he just shrugged, I grabbed his hand even tighter as I lead him into her room, there was no one there apart from Alex sat up right in her bed reading a book, "Hey honey?" I asked, she turned her head and looked at me, smiling, "Who were you speaking to?" I asked, looking at Jaime, "The man in green?" She said as if I was stupid, I looked back at Jaime, "Alexis honey, there is no man in green?" Jaime said, I looked at him eyeing him up, I knew something was up because he is a terrible liar and Alex looked like she was going to burst out laughing, "Okay you two, what's going on?" I asked staring at the both of them, they burst out laughing. Jaime ran and pulled Alexis' covers back pulling it up so it covered half of their faces as they went bright red from laughing, I sighed and shook my head, they put both fingers in their ears, "Wow real mature, Jaime" I joked. As I went to walk out there I was stopped by someone putting their hands over my eyes, "Guess who?" The man with a deep voice said, I'm guessing it was the man in green? "Jaime, I've not got time for games?" I said without getting a reply, I pulled his hands down and turned around, I instantly started screaming taking in the person in front of me...

There was laughter all around as all the guys were standing at the door, I fucking hate them, I thought as I jumped and held on to the man in green, I get it now, "So aren't you going to introduce us properly?" Vic said pointing to the man they had properly never seen before that i was holding on to for dear life in case he suddenly disappeared... Again, "This..." I said, composing myself and drying my tears, "Is my brother, Zach" I said pointing to him, he saluted to everyone as they all came over, I looked at Jaime who was crying, in all the years we have been together I have only seen him cry about 3 times, if you're lucky, "Was this your idea?" I asked holding on to him, "Kind of Tony came up with it as he remembered that you had a brother in the army and when Tony was moving in to our old house he came and asked him if Max Crooks still stayed here, Tony instantly recognized him from the photos you showed him and told him everything about you. He then brought him here when you were meeting Mike and he's been hiding in one of the guest bedrooms since then, I told him he could stay here for as long as he needs" He said, I looked at him crying and nodded, "I love you" I said kissing him, "I love you too, gorgeous" He said kissing me back, "Oh so this is your husband to be?" Zach asked, I nodded sheepishly, "You have a good one there Max" He said laughing and hugging the both of us. I let they two talk as I walked over to Tony, I looked at him with happy eyes, "Thank you, Tone" I said, hugging him and kissing his cheek, "Don't mention it" He said, smiling, kissing me back on the forehead, I don't know what it was but I felt a wave of energy go through me when his lips touched me, I shook it off and went over to Alex who was yawning, "Tome for your bed, Missy" I said, poking her nose, "But Uncle Zach" She said, I laughed, "He'll still be here in the morning when you wake up" I said, she nodded, I kissed her head, as did Jaime, Mike, Vic, Danielle, Tony and finally Zach, "Goodnight, Alex" He said as he walked out with the rest of us and turned her light off, I could tell he was going to be good with her.

By the time everyone went home it was 12am and I was still up talking to Zach, just catching up, "So I have a three year old niece and a baby sister who is married" He laughed, "Woah, I really have missed a lot haven't I" He said, I nodded, I was a little hurt that he hadn't texted, called or even wrote a letter to me, I think he could see that, "Look Max, i know what you're thinking, I'm sorry okay. I just thought that it would be easier for you if you didn't hear from me?" He said with sad eyes, I looked back at him with tears in my eyes, shaking my head, "You're wrong" I smiled, "I had to go through hell the past 7 years, being bullied, thinking you were dead, all I wanted was a sign you weren't but no you had to let me go on thinking that I had no one, you couldn't pick up the phone or write me a letter or even send me a text? It would've took a minute of your day to give me a purpose to keep me going if it wasn't for Jaime, Alex and the guys I would've been dead, in a grave, beside Mom, Dad and Grandma. But you didn't even care did you?" I said, crying now, he stood up and pulled me on his knee, "I did care, I promsie" He said looking me dead in the eyes, "It didn't feel like it" I said looking away, "Look if I had known that it meant so much to you I would've. I love you and you know that. I'm looking for a house so I'll be out of your way asap" He said, sighing, I pulled back, looking at him with a confused look on my face, "Are you a fucking idiot? I just got you back you aren't going anywhere and if you do find a house I want a visit at least 4 times a week, I had to grow up without parents, now my daughter has to grow up without a pair of her grandparents, I don't want her growing up without an uncle either. I love you, Zach, don't leave us. You're family" I said, crying again, he nodded smiling and drying my tears, "I'm not going anywhere" He said, I smiled and nodded, "I'm going to bed, make yourself at home, goodnight" I said hugging him and kissing his cheek, he nodded, "Goodnight" He said as I went up stairs and climbed into bed beside Jaime. What a day...

Notes

This is a long one, sorry.

Also this is kind of like the conversation I had with my uncle when he came back only I'm not married and I don't have a child... I don't even have a girlfriend, forever alone.

Who wants to take one for the team and be my girlfriend? I'm just joking!! (But seriously if you do that would be fabby)