I Never Hated You
Well, Luke had never been in an airport and he’d never had much of a family, but he’d seen it on TV, and this was as close as he was ever likely to get to the original.
So he forced a smile and hoped it didn’t look as fake as it felt. “Hey, guys,” he said, and let himself be pulled into their rough embraces. Mikey was there, tall and wide and grinning. Scotty, with a new scar on his pale face. Casey, Tinker, Paul, all thumping Luke on his back and shoulders as if he were some sort of hero. And there, a couple steps away, Sean Gage, watching it all with fond amusement, waiting for the attention he knew was his due.
“Sean,” Luke said, and now his smile was beginning to feel natural.
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