53: The War Between the Brothers

That sinking feeling that makes one feel heavy – so heavy that turning into weightless fog seems like an easy escape, that’s how Faith feels when she came face to face with Mateo. The kiss, the rejection, the pain, the embarrassment – all rushed back to her the second her eyes met Mateo. She gulped and quickly avert them. She fidgets her fingers while looking everywhere but the man, who doesn’t have any plans of doing the same as her. Unlike her, he kept his eyes fixed on Faith.

“So, how does this work?” Blaire asked – looking from Mateo to Kai.

In the living room of Kai’s penthouse, he and Mateo sat on different couches. While Mateo was closer to his team, Kai was sitting at a distance – he doesn’t like to get too close to people and with so many people present in his living room – it was getting hard for him to stay in the room. Piper noticed Kai’s ill at ease, but she didn’t comment nor did she make a move to make him feel better because she doesn’t know how to do it without sendi