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Jack had been left by his boys and all he had left were a few letters. He missed his sunshine and his outlaw, but he understood; Overwatch was in hot water and it was best for them to leave before things got heavy.
He’d be lying if he said it didn’t hurt.
He re-read the letter from Gabriel, a sad smile gracing his lips. His age was beginning to show through laugh lines, crow’s feet, and his eyes that once were a vivid happy blue which now stared forward with greying eyes. They’d lost their young and curious look making him look all the more tired and older than his still blonde hair let on.
The room was silent aside from a few papers being shuffled about as Jack moved to another letter; one from Jesse.
Jackie,
Jack smiled at the familiar nickname. He once hated it, but after not hearing it for months, he missed it along with the man who said it.
This ain’t gonna shock you, but I’ve decided to split. With the captain gone and the rats hanging around, I can’t stand this place anymore.
The blonde moved his hand through his hair, sighing and leaning against the nearest wall. He was out of his strike-commander garment and in a plain t-shirt and loose jeans. He looked at his night stand, smiling and seeing Gabriel’s hat and one of Jesse’s special bullets with his initials carved into it. Those boys still had his heart on their line, but he belonged with Overwatch. He knew this, but he wondered if it would be a good idea to leave as well.
He hoped they were safe.
I ain’t brave enough to face you, I know it’s gonna hurt you so I just can’t. I’m sorry, darling. I know Gabe did the same thing, even if you never told me. Be strong for us, okay? We’ll all be together again someday. Maybe we can be happy again.
Yours truly,
J.M.
Jack felt his heart breaking once more at the end of the letter and he hated that he couldn’t stay strong. He hated that he put his mind, body and soul into his work. He wished he’d have known; that he could have prevented all this.
He hated that he would still cry over things that happened over five years ago.
Most of all, Jack hated himself. He let down his boys and so they left. He was the cause for all of his own heart-break.
He would rest in the bed he made, knowing that if he could make it better, Jesse and Gabriel may come home.