She wasn�t going to worry about it at the moment though. She wanted to enjoy knowing Vin was dead at least for a while. She waited ten years for it so she had the right to enjoy it. A part of her wanted to start celebrating, but the other part didn�t. She didn�t want to get her hopes up. Just because one of the men was dead didn�t mean they were going to get the others so easily. Hell they couldn�t get them from the beginning. She was just going to enjoy it though. She was going to�
�JJ,� She heard a knock at the door. �JJ, dinner�s soon ready!�
�I�ll be out in a few minutes, Dani!� Jenai turned the water off and got out of the shower. She grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her. She looked around the bathroom and sighed. �Shit.� She sighed again and opened the bathroom door. She peeked out and seeing no one she walked to her room. She pushed the door shut and stopped in her tracks. �Detective.� Nickolas looked at her, as she walked from the door.
�Um, I was just, uh, um, bringing your diary in.� He tossed it on the bed and she just looked at him. �I�ll just�� He pointed to the door and walked over.
�You didn�t read it did you?� He looked at her and then quickly looked away.
�No; of course not. It�s private.�
�Yeah.� He opened the door. �Why are you acting like you never saw a girl in a towel before?� He looked at her surprised by her question just after remembering she was raped.
�I�m, uh, I�m not. It�s just that�you just remembered being raped and it�s not�I just don�t think it�s right.�
�Right.� She looked away from him.
�It�s not you, JJ. God knows you�re gorgeous.� She looked at him and grinned a little. �And God knows I�ve been waiting for this moment since we met, but I think you should just focus on what you remembered.�
�And what moments that?�
�What?�
�What moment have you been waiting for? We were already alone plenty of times.�
He just looked at her a moment then said, �I�m going to�� He took a deep breath and Jenai watched him walk out and close the door.
Jenai sighed and sat on the bed. What was wrong with her? She just remembered being raped, but she couldn�t stop fantasizing about the handsome detective protecting her. She couldn�t shake the feelings she had for him either.
�Jenai, dinner�s ready,� Jakob said knocking on the door.
�I�ll be right there,� Jenai said dropping the towel to the floor and getting dressed, after putting body lotion on. She walked from her room and to the parlor and saw Kevin standing there. �Great. Who invited you?�
Kevin smiled and said, �Nice to see you too, Little Sister.� She grinned.
�What are you doing here?� Jenai questioned.
�Checking up,� Kevin answered. �I was in Alabama with Kris and the babies so I decided to stop in.�
�Right,� Jenai said and looked at him. �How are they?�
�She hasn�t called?�
�Um, not recently.�
�All three are doing fine and living it up at her parents.�
�That�s cool.�
�Yeah.�
�You had two little girls, right?� Nickolas asked.
Kevin smiled and said, �Yeah.�
�Awe,� Jakob and Dannika said. �Twins.�
�What�d ya name them?� Nickolas asked and Jenai looked at him.
�Kristin was going to call and talk to Jenai about that,� Kevin replied and Jenai looked at him.
�Why?� Jenai asked.
�She named the babies Brianna Marie and Alexis Rae,� Kevin replied. The others looked at them and Jenai just looked at him not saying anything. �She wanted it to be in honor of your sister and her friend. She�s really hoping you�re not disappointed.� She just continued looking at him. �Jenai.�
�How could you even consider it, Kev? She was my sister and my friend.�
�I know that.� Jenai got up.
�I can�t believe you.� She walked away from him.
�Jenai.� She walked outside. �Jenai!� She slammed the door behind her and they all looked at each other.
�That went well,� Dannika said.
�You�d think she�d be honored,� Jakob said. �Hell I am.�
�They were your friends,� Dannika reminded him.
�I think I know why she�s upset,� Kevin stated.
�Why?� Jakob asked.
�It�s not my place to say,� Kevin replied.
�Of course not,� Dannika understood.
�Let�s just eat,� Kevin said.
�What about JJ?� Nickolas wanted to know.
�She just needs to calm down,� Kevin stated. �She�s upset, but she�s not going to go far. She�ll probably just end up back at the spring anyway. We can look for her after dinner when we know she�s calm.�
�Ya just can�t leave her out there by herself,� Dannika stated. �She�s upset and will probably run off.�
�She�s going to be fine,� Kevin said and the door opened. They looked and saw Jenai walk in. �Jenai, are you all right?�
�I�m fine,� Jenai said. �I�m not going to let it upset me.�
�That�s good,� Jakob said.
�But you still should�ve talked to me about it before you decided to go ahead and name your kids after my sister and her friend,� Jenai stated. �That would�ve been the honorable thing to do giving my situation.�
�Jenai, that�s why�� Kevin began, but couldn�t finish.
�I don�t want to hear it,� Jenai snapped. �Just drop it.�
�You�re impossible,� Kevin said.
�Thank you,� Jenai said. �Today is supposed to be a happy time.�
�Why?� Jakob asked.
�Because Vin Davis is dead,� Jenai replied. �And I watched him die like he watched Bri and Al.�
�Are you sure he�s dead?� Kevin asked.
�Yes, Kev,� Jenai assured him. �We saw it.� She grinned. �This isn�t �Stargate�, ya know. They can�t put him in a Goa�uld sarcophagus and bring him back from the dead. It�s highly impossible.�
�Right,� Kevin said, as the other three chuckled.
�I�m just going to enjoy this moment as long as I can,� Jenai said. �I know for a fact it�s going to soon end and I just want to be happy right now.�
�That�s good enough,� Kevin said.
�Good,� Jenai said. �Let�s eat.� She sat at the table and they all looked at her.
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�Jenai, may we talk?� Kevin asked standing at the patio door and Jenai looked at him.
�I guess,� Jenai said and Kevin sat next to her.
�Jakob told me what you remembered,� Kevin replied and Jenai looked at him again. �I�m sorry we lied to you.�
�You did what you thought was best for me, Kev,� Jenai said.
�You believe that?� She nodded.
�I thought about it and I can�t hold it against you. You didn�t want me to remember the pain I endured and I wish I didn�t remember.�
�You have the right to know.�
�Yes I did and I do, but I had a lot to deal with then.�
�We still should�ve told you.�
�Forget it, Kev. I know now and that�s all that matters.�
�Right.�
�Don�t beat yourself up over it, because after this is over I�m going to forget about it totally.� She smiled and he nodded.
�I was also told about the incident at the hospital.� She looked at him and just grinned. �I�m not going to give ya the third degree so don�t worry. I�m just glad ya didn�t kill him yourself.�
�I�m surprised.�
�About what?�
�The fact that no bullet went into Vin�s head.�
�What do ya mean?�
�I had Nick�s gun at Vin�s head and I pulled the trigger, but it made that sound like it was empty.�
�Perhaps the gun was empty.� She shook her head.
�I saw Nick put another clip in it after Justin was shot.�
�It was probably a dud.�
�I don�t believe that.�
�Why not?�
�Because I don�t. Some other higher power was in that room. They stopped me from killing him.�
�Like who? God? Death? Brianna? Alexis?� She looked at him. �It was a dud, Jenai.�
�If you want to believe that. Davis just got lucky.�
�And so did you. If you blew his brains out or even injected him with that stuff you�d be sitting behind bars right now. I wouldn�t be able to help you either.�
�I know.� She sighed. �I was glad the gun didn�t work. I realized he wasn�t worth it.�
�I�m glad you did. He�s not something to ruin your life over.� She shook her head. �Oh, mom wanted me to give you this.� He took a picture from his pocket and handed it to her. �She was going through the stuff in the attic and came across it. She thought you might want it.�
She looked at it and sighed, �Thank you. I haven�t seen this picture in years. It was our first, last, and only family picture.�
�Whose lap are you sitting on?�
�Oh, um, that�s Daniel; Brianna�s twin.�
�Where is he?�
She sighed and said, �He�s dead.�
�I�m sorry.�
�It was a long time ago.�
He nodded and said, "I have to go talk to Nickolas and Jakob so I�ll leave ya to your thoughts.�
�Whatever.� Kevin got up and she watched him go inside. She laid back on the bench and looked at the picture. It was taken a year before they were all torn apart and three months before Daniel died. It was a miracle her parents agreed to the picture and a bigger miracle that they were actually smiling. She looked at Daniel closely and then at her seven year-old self. She just looked at it closely a few minutes.
�You look just like your brother,� Vin said.
�I look nothing like him besides the nose,� Jenai stated.
�I�m not talking about Marty,� Vin said. �I�m talking about the other one.�
�What other one?� Jenai asked. �There�s only Marty.�
�Are you sure about that?� Vin asked. �Are you sure there�s only Marty? There could be another one�.�
�He can�t be alive,� Jenai said.
�A name, Davis,� Jenai said.
�Your brother,� Vin replied.
�I have two ways to kill you right now,� Jenai said. �And I ain�t afraid to do it either. I want a fucking name.�
�Your brother,� Vin repeated�
�He can�t be alive,� Jenai repeated. �He just can�t be.� She sat up and looked at the picture again. She had no idea what to think. Ever since she was seven she believed Daniel was dead. That was changing though just like everything else. �Kevin!� She got up and went inside.
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