- Joined
- Jan 14, 2009
- Location
- Canada
The car eased into the driveway, and halted. A few moments later, James stepped out of his car, and stretched. The sun was out, and it was a beautiful day. He began to walk towards the front door of the house with a smile on his face. Life was good these days. It was a house that meant something to him, a place that his family lived in. They were...safe here. As he started to walk, he felt lighter than he had all day. It had been a long time since he had all but fled here with his lover Callie. They had taken whatever funds they had, which had turned out to be considerable, and went to find a new life for themselves, along with their unborn child. Settling far to the North of their home town, they had found a small town with cheap property, letting them get a house of their own. They had been married not long after, by a nice enough preacher who didn't ask too many questions. Very few people were able to marry their sister. James had a complicated family relationship.
It had been a long time since they'd run. Nearly twenty years now. James had stayed in excellent shape, and after being with Callie again, had put his weight back on. Nearly forty, he could be mistaken for a man ten years younger. Trim and lean, he still had his swimmers build. His dark hair was kept short, and his piercing gtreen eyes seemed to take in everything at once. The eyes were a family trait, He and Callie both had them, and their children had inherited it as well. Gabby was their oldest, though not by much. It hadn't taken long after she'd been born for James and Callie to fall back into one another. After William had been born, they had been marginally more careful, and no more children had followed. But they treasured the children that they had.
James ambled towards the front door, unhurried, and content. The house still had a few residual signs of the celebration that had been thrown a week past, Gaby turning seventeen. The door swung open easily, and James felt his face shift to a smile.
"I'm home." He absently called out. It was a good life. And in the back of his mind, he had a few choice thoughts on how to make it even better.