Second Chances

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-picture of Aiden

Dead on my feet, I lug my stuff the rest of the way down the hall, and unlock the door shutting it behind me. I put my keys in the dish that's sitting on a small round table by the door and scoot by bag underneath it against the wall and holler out for my sister.
"Britt, you here?" I smile when I hear the muffled "Yeah!" coming from the bathroom. Grabbing a glass of wine I shuffle through the takeout menus, "Hey Brittany, what sounds good for dinner?" Poking her head out, she smiles and I just know it will pizza. Right on cue she says "Pizza!" I smile again and dial the number.
Thirty minutes later I'm sitting on the couch with Brittany and my slice of pizza. "Whatcha up too tonight?" I ask peeking at my sister.
"Going out with the girls to a hot new club that just opened up. Wanna come with?"
I smile but shake my head, "No, but call me if you can't make it home safely." She nods and we start to eat while chatting about nothing of importance.

"Be safe, I love you, and have fun" I tell Brittany as she waves from the door.
"Love you" she says before shutting the door behind her. Alone, I sigh heavily. As much as I love her and want her to be happy, I really wish she would slow down a bit. Unfortunately this is almost a nightly routine. I finish cleaning up the mess left behind, grab my clothes and take a shower.
Turning on my bedside lamp, and turning the overhead light off, I crawl into bed, power up my kindle finding a book to read. I snuggle in.

Looking at the clock, I realize I've read a lot longer than I had attended to.
Shutting my kindle down and setting it on the nightstand, I turn off the lamp. Tomorrow was going to be one very long twelve hour shift at the hospital on only four hours of sleep.
The alarm startles me awake and I slap my hand around until I find the turn off switch. Stretching and rubbing my eyes I get out of bed. With my eyes still half closed, I make my way to the coffee maker and get it started before making my way to the bathroom to start my morning routine.

Dressed and ready for the day, I peek in Brittany's room. Seeing that she's not here I shake my head, she must have gone home with a stranger last night.
I need to talk to her and I think tonight will be perfect. I fill up my to-go cup with coffee and fix it how I like it, before shutting and locking the door behind me.
Ready or not here I go.

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Aiden:

I finish tying my shoes before heading out the door, taking off into a jog. This is my time to think, to get my head in the game and often enough I think about Grace. The only girl to ever touch my heart.
I run a few miles and then head back to the house. Grabbing some clothes I go and jump in the shower. Dressed and ready for the day I head to the kitchen, to find Logan leaning against the counter also ready for the day, with a huge smile on his face.
"What are you so happy about?" I ask and he shrugs.
"It's Friday," he replies.
I laugh as I grab the to-go cups, fill them and then holler out, "Come on Kyle, let's go!"
"Fuck I'm right here" Kyle's voice grumbled from behind right me and yanks the to-go cup out of my hand.
We head out the door to my SUV and after everyone's ready I back out the driveway and drive to work. Our investigation office is where we work cold cases, help find missing children or adults, follow the cheating and in some rare cases the innocent.

Logan:

I unlock my office door and take a seat at my desk, looking over my workload. Thankfullyit's not too bad, just a husband worried his wife was cheating. That's why I stay single and only have one night stands. Well no that's not the reason. If I'm being honest, it's because of the perfection who left me broken and always comparing every girl to her. Even five years later, it still hurts.
Shaking my head to get rid of the maudlin thoughts, I grab my camera and other equipment, poke my head in to Kyle and Aiden letting them know I am leaving and I take off out the door.

I've been sitting in front of this lady's office for hours and unless she's having an office affair,she's not doing anything exciting. She went out to lunch but that was with a group of girls. Just as I'm about to leave and regroup, because I need a new plan to get into that office, she walks down the street and into a bar.
Now that's something I don't need a cover for.

Kyle:

I look through the pictures and pity Mr. Blake. His wife sure has gotten around and cheated a lot. And this is why I stick to one night stands. Well that and no one could ever take the place of my perfect Grace. Five years away from her and she still has a hold on me.
Shaking my head I continue through the pictures and notes getting my report done. After lunch I'm in my office with Corey, the kid Logan and I had rescued after being kidnapped last month. As he thanks me, I get down onto one knee so I'm eye level with him.
"No problem buddy, just promise me you won't take off again without a parent." He nods his agreement and flings his arms around me. When he and his dad leave, I get a text from Logan for Aiden and me to join him at some bar.
I reply ok, shut down everything and lock up my office.