[Hotel]
Jemisha and Jake arrived back at the Hotel.
The whole way back she looked a little annoyed an dejected.
"What's wrong baby Rose?"
'I really wanted to stay longer.' She sighed.
'Mom is… well she is a typical mom, but she felt close to how my biological mother was.'
'Dad…I don't know, his vibe is somewhat similar to you and Jack, but… there is something else, I can't put my finger on it.'
'I do like him and he does care about me… it's like he puts a wall up or something…'
'He allows me to get close to him, but he also doesn't want me to get close to him.'
'But what struck me as the most odd was all the question about my kill count…'
Jake looked at her. "So, what does you instinct tells you?"
'Honestly?'
"Hmm."
'My instincts tells me to stay away from him, it feels like I just met a hunter who is going to hunt me down.'
Jake was worried about how she perceived her new father. It could be she was on to something or that she wasn't used to his aura. "Well dad is a mercenary and mom…"
'I know mom is an assassin, but she doesn't show it in her aura.'
"Then what about Jack?"
'I know Jack is a trained soldier and a mercenary, but his military aura shine more than any other aura he has. That's why I felt so comfortable with him from the start, he would kill to protect.'
"Then what about me?"
'Uhm big brother, remember when I first came to you with Chris?'
"Yeh… you were pretty bouncy despite your bandages, I was surprised you listened to me so well."
'Well before I left for Australia, Jack gave me your address and said you were someone who I can trust, he never said you were his brother or anything. Well when I saw you for the first time, your mannerisms were similar to Jack but your way of speaking was much milder and more patient. That's why I figured out so fast you and Jack were brothers.'
'But the stupid thing is, even though I knew you and Jack are brothers, I didn't really know how to be around you. I hesitate a lot, I was uncertain if I could treat you how I treat Jack.'
'While I did feel safe and secure with you, I didn't know if you mind my behavior like curling up on your lap and stuff.'
'Well when Jack and the others were there I had something to fall back on, but after they left, I was anxious and restless because I didn't know if could lean on you like I do on the others. So that evening when I rescued Iris I just took a leap of faith and hoped you didn't mind my behavior and just curled up on your lap. I was telling then that I felt safe with you and needed you.'
'Me pouncing on dad nuzzling him and putting his hand on my head, was me telling him what I needed from him, while he did pat me, that's when I felt his hesitation, and then those question started… I felt something was off, I did pretend it didn't bother me and I just answered his questions.'
'I love mom, and she really like me, I know that… but dad…'
'Big brother, did I do something wrong to dad?'
He saw she was getting anxious because she feared she had done something wrong.
To Jake everything looked fine when he got home with Jack and his father all the way up till they left.
"Don't worry baby Rose, you didn't do anything wrong. Let me and Jack handled dad for a little while. It seems that although we showed him and told him what you have been through and what you need… it's seems he is going to need another lecture."
"As long as you're comfortable with mom and like to spend time with her than that's fine. You can ask mom to shoo dad out of the house."
"You laid all your card on the table with him and even went against your own instincts in order to give him a chance. Knowing you… I know you would have fled hours ago when he would start making you anxious. But you stayed despite feeling anxious and scared."
"Now let's go up, change and eat, the four of us."
She nodded and stepped out of the car and went up to her room.
Chris was in the room and was having a call with his father. He saw Jemisha coming in and her body showed she was scared, anxious and stressed.
He told his father he had to hang up because Jemisha looked very upset.
"Alright, tell her, I, your mother and your aunt said hi."
"I will dad."
He walked up to her and gave her a hug.
"What's wrong, Rose? Did something happen with your meeting with Jasmin?"
'No… mom is nice and I like her, she even gave me these.'
She showed him two Karambit knives.
'Bud dad… mom told me he was really sorry about what happen yesterday and as an apology he gave me an Barrett M82 sniper rifle. I liked it a lot so I wanted to give dad a chance…'
'When he arrived I toppled him over gave him a hug and put his hand on my head, he patted it but something feel off.'
'It's like I can get close, but as soon as I do he puts up a wall.'
'I also felt like I met a hunter who would hunt me down.'
Chris listened to her and he thought the same as her that his question were strange.
"Rose… didn't Jack tell you that it's bad for you to bite your time like that. You should have said something the moment you felt anxious. But I do understand you really wanted to try."
"I agree with Jake, let him and Jack handle Richard."
"You did nothing wrong, more the opposite. You showed him everything but it seems he is hiding."
"As long as you're comfortable with Jasmin than that is fine, you just do fun stuff with her."
"The one who has to adjust and approach you now is Richard, and if he isn't willing to tell you what he is hiding or why he is pulling up a wall than just give him the time and space he need."
She nodded and Chris noticed she was calming down and started to relax a bit more.
Jemisha was down in the restaurant of the Hotel with the others having dinner.
Jake noticed she was her usual self and knew Chris had calmed her down.
After dinner Thomas went out and so did Jemisha and Chris.
Jake went back to his room and called Jack.
"Are you still at mom's?"
"No, I'm with Blake and Loki, what up."
"It's baby Rose… she is confused about dad."
"Well, to me everything looked just fine from the moment she pounced at him till she left."
"I thought so too, did she talked to you about what confuses her?"
"She did and I'm slightly worried about it."
Jake told him what she felt like she had met a hunter who would hunt her down and that she actually was pretending everything was fine and just bit her time.
"So I asked her how she felt when she met you for the first time and me for the first time."
"She told me because of the aura you have around you, she felt safe and comfortable with you pretty fast."
"With me she was unsure and hesitant for some time, even though she knew we are brothers when she met me. She was unsure if she could act the same way as she does with you, only when you all left is when she knew she had nobody to lean on and took the leap by curling up on my lap. It was her way of telling me she felt safe and secure and she needed me."
"But now that she showed her affection to him, and then the questions he asked her, it put her off and she thinks she had done something wrong to dad."
"It's bothering her so much so that she is anxious and stressing out."
"What about mom?"
"She like her a lot, she said mom feel similar to her biological mother in terms of mannerism, aura and vibe."
"She does want to visit her again and do fun things with her."
"Seems whatever makes her anxious about dad doesn't influence her thoughts about mom. But all we can do is observe Rose when she meet him next time. It could be because yesterday also played a role. But if she still feel the same next time then we have to see what the real issue is on dad side, because mom did say Rose has an abnormal high sensitivity. She can pick up on a lot of things, like body language, voice and even if she is touched by somebody."
"Alright… let's see how their next meeting go's. But I will tell Rose that if it's getting to much she need to tell us or just run away. Because for now Chris manage to calm her down, but next time she could lash out or shut us out."
"That's fine, we don't want to put her through any more mental stress, she is already slowly recovering and making good progress, for somebody who doesn't want to speak to a psychologist."