A stolen kiss between a best friend & brother

The three of them

Legs were dangling down, his head resting on the trunk of the tree, sound of the leaves was like they were fluttering away while it was so quiet!

"Hey you up there." Softly calling
"Knew you would find me" he relied without turning around
"What you doing up there?"
"Thinking."
"About what?"
"Life." His one words answers were quietly spoken

"Can I come up" he never replied so while catching her breath she climbed up, a few slips along the way but she made it

"God that was harder than thought! Never was that hard when we were kids!" Pulling herself up next to him, a slight glance over his shoulder but swiftly turned back to over looking over the most beautiful fields! All different colours, Brown, yellow, golden oak, green.

"So all okay?" Lucy asked patiently
"You appear to know that answer!"
"Dan.. im here, talk to me." Blinking at her he looked away
"I saw Sophia she was upset"
"Too right she should be."
"Why?"
"Lucy why are you here."
"Because Sophia said... im here talk to me"
"Sophia said what? "
"Dan.." she paused
"Lucy you left.. Not me"
"Dan wait a minuet.. don't turn this on me on us okay... Something is wrong you need to tell me" defending herself
"I'm dying.. okay happy now?"
"What? Shut up" she snapped with the most pissed off expression
"No I'm dying. I lied to Sophia I never told her and she found out at the wedding.."
"Your dying?" She repeated
"Yep.. dying." His eyes were shimmery as he's refused to look at her, his words were empty & sharp

"Hold on what?" Repeating again
"I'm dying Lucy and no one can do anything I have had the tests"
"Bobby know?"
"No one knows okay.. no one"
"But why?"
"I didn't want to tell anyone."
"Why?"
"Because I was being selfish"
"What's wrong? I'm confused" her voice trembled
"The big C word obviously. They don't give me long.."
"When... when was you going to tell us? Tell Sophia at least?"
"I wasn't.."
"That's selfish Daniel. How dare you!"
"I know." He was empty and had put these barriers up
"She's your wife"
"Yeah I know but she don't want me now anyway"
"Don't say that!! I.... I umm" forcing the tears away
"Don't cry Lucy.. it's not worth it. I have done all the crying possible"
"Your parents?"
"They dont know"
"But they should, your bother should, Sophia should and I should!"
"I know"
"Is that al you can say?"
"Yep" silence fell between them, he was gone. Her best friend wasn't there anymore

"Talk to me " she started to cry
"Nothing to tell you I have cancer and they don't give me long now.. I'm going to die"
"How can you say it like it's a matter of fact?"
"Because it is.."
"Dan no it isn't.. I can't loose you"
"You have my brother"
"I know but I need you.."
"Please don't cry" he wiped away her tears with his thumb and the dan she knows appeared for that split second

"You can't go."
"I will.. I am.. I know I'm here" pointing to his chest
"But why didn't you tell me"
"I couldn't Lucy I really couldn't.."

A few moments of silence rose before he said

"I'm jealous of you and my brother"
"Why?"
"Because I always wanted you"
"You never told me"
"Couldn't.. you were out of my league"
"No i weren't.. I left to go on tour because you got with that girl" she blurted out with anger towards dan

"I only got with her to make you react! You left anyway" he shrugged his shoulders

deciding what to say next!

"Lucy.." he paused
"You should have told me"
"I know I'm sorry.. maybe by telling everyone would make it feel real!!"
"Dan it is real.. how long has it been going on?"
"A while.. seconds turn into days and days turn into months"
"Don't push us away"
"It's easier"
"It's god damn selfish that is what it is!"
"There's my Lucy" he let a smile appear
"I never left dan."
"Agree to disagree... did you feel anything when we kissed!"
"When you kissed me? No."
"Harsh"
"The truth.. I'm with your brother... I feel happy for once"
"Good" glancing at Lucy and back away

The sound of a the tractor over in the field start up stole that peacefulness

"Here he comes" dan nodded to bobby walking
"Tell him now.." she plonked a kiss on his cheek
"Only on the cheek" asking
"Yes dan! You have Sophia!" she slowly climbed down, wiped away the tears and stains from mascara

"Babe what wrong!" Bobby pulled her into his muscular torso
"He needs to talk to you.. just listen to him"
"Has he made you cry?"
"Not really.. please for me"
"Okay babe.. " he climbed up the tree to dan, leaving to have a chat, her chest hurt, her heart was braking, pounding headache, shortness of breath. Dropping down over the fence towards the small tree stump that used to stand and shade the pumpkins that the farmer used to have. The sobs begun, tears streamed from her heart brake,

"Baby... come here" Bobby stood with a flushed face, trembling bottom lip.