Death brought us back

My name is Zylie, Cooper this is my story about how my twin brother brought me back to my childhood home. I wanna start out with how my brother dying, he was in a horrible car wreak was raining ,and dark he just got off a midnight shift. Zade, Blackship, died February, 12th, twenty -nineteenth , had his funeral on valentine's day morning ,not how you expect to spend valentine's day. Watching his wife,and two kids crying over his casket, Lily,his wife ,Zoey and Joey his son and daughter sobbing away. Them sobbing over my brother like that is what I expected, but watching you come through the door is what caught me off guard. Brice, Lovely of all people. Yeah sure he was my brother's best friend in high school , and hung out every now and then we they could but wasn't as close as they once was. I guess he was hoping to run into me just maybe to check in, I don't know the reason but he showed up. See Brice Lovely ,wasn't just my brother best friend in high school he was by boyfriend, the three of us was always hung out. I and Brice , Lovely broken up at graduation and I never talked or seen each other again. He sabotage our relationship, thinking long distance wasn't going to work so he cheated on me. Zade , being the protected brother he always was ,told me he wasn't going to be friends with Brice anymore. I told Zade don't he dear , besides he didn't hurt you, he hurt me. I told Zade at the beginning of mine , and Brice relationship no matter what happens to stay friends. Zade ,and Brice did just that both stayed in Mississippi until, Zade moved out to New , York to be closer to me. Being closer to me is not the only reason he got a job offer, being a physical therapist for the Yankees, and he took the job without looking back. Zade he didn't like the Yankees but always wanted to be a big time sports physical therapist so he figured he would take what he could get, besides that's how he met Lily. Lily, Fitzpatrick, she was a sports reporter interviewing the rookie Yankie at the same time Zade was working out his leg. Lily had spunk, her eyes sparkled, Zade had to have her was love at first site for him. Lily she wasn't sure at first came off as cocky, at first is what she later told me. I and Lily was friends first , I too was a sports reporter, we met at the office ,and shortly became roommates. We both fought for that interview, luck for my brother she won, but surely they would of met sooner or later. Lily, was the kindest person I met in New York, luck to have her as a friend, and five years later was my sister in law. Got married in twenty-ten, had the twins in twenty-eleven , Zoey and Joey my beautiful niece and nephew. Zoey ,and Joey just turned eight when they got the news their dad died, barely knowing the meaning of life and death but here they was sobbing over their dads casket. I trying to keep it together but the moment I watched Brice walk in just had me loose it, I had to walk out , I didn't want anyone to see me break down. Brice followed me just to check on me he started with hey stranger, because I figured he didn't know how to start. He then followed it by I see you got married, saying he was reading the cards on some of the flowers I have sent for to put on his grave. I said yes while trying not to hold back the tears but that wound was still very fresh too , lost him a year ago. Brice next responds was shit I'm sorry. I said its fine, he pulled me into to him and held me as tight as he once did when we was in high school. I got it together long enough to put words into sentences. A little bit of small talk, he asked if I still lived in New York, I said yes wondering because Zade moved back here because he didn't think the city was great place to raise kids. Moving back home was good for him he got a house by our mom,and dad they was close with Zoey ,and Joey ,that's how Zade liked it to have his family close. Mom and dad got to see their grandchildren just about everyday, and Lilies mom and dad lived an hour away from us. Weird her living an hour away from us growing up it's a wonder they didn't meet earlier. Both small town people lived in Mississippi ,and ended up meeting in New York what are the odds. They was so good together breaks my heart seeing her like this, has me thinking about moving back home just be closer to my niece and nephew. Funny how Zade kept trying to get me to move back so his and my kids can be close ,and not just see each other on holidays. Now that he is dead,and sadly so is my husband I think it should be the best time for me too. Mylie and Maddix is going be happy once I tell them the news. They stayed with their mamaw in New York, Jace,Cooper's mom, Mazie asked to keep them while I settled in my new place, that way be easier without two little ones running around. See Jace Cooper once was that Yankie rookie I did the fallow up interview, about how his leg was doing and if it effect his career any which we all know it didn't. He didn't play ball very long after that though turns out he ended up with bone cancer another reason I stuck around in New York city, his cemo treatments, but as you can see he didn't make it through, but just lucky he got to meet his kids before he past. He did two years of cemo,and died just before the twins third birthday. I been so greatful to have Jace Cooper in my life ,just wish the time we had wasn't so short. He started to become really good friends to by brother so he probably be a little chocked up today knowing his favorite physical therapist had died is what he always told Zade anyways. Me and Jace talked about moving to Mississippi when he first started getting sick, he liked the idea of moving to a small town and living in the county. I think that's another reason I had to do this not just what Zade said but for Jace too he never got to know what its like to live in the country but glad his kids do. After Zade funeral I took couple days on my new house alone or i tried to be alone ,Brice Lovely popped up every now and then with excuses to come over. First it was his mom baked a casserole, and he said she incest on me bring it to me. I know that was a lie I never knew Bex make anything in her life, she was never a Betty Crocker type of mom ,and last time I checked I dont think she still wasn't. I asked what restaurant did he order it from , he laughed said Moma Joe's, I laughed and said you mean that place still around. We laughed and joked talked about old times until old feelings started coming back and I freaked out and told him to leave. He did with a puzzled look on his face wondering if he did anything wrong. He left with no questions asked, and left me with pjs wearing and sitting on the couch eating this casserole alone. The second time was he came over offered to help me with unpacking my stuff I agreed because I have a lot of stuff so I didn't think twice. Once again talked about the good old days ,and he told me he never stopped loving me ,and then ordered pizza, I kept my cool this time. We ate pizza , and watched movies all night did like we did as kids i feel asleep in his arms woke up and freaked out ,and kicked him out again. I don't know what I was thinking, these feelings all coming back ,and I don't know how I feel about it , I mean Jace died a year ago, and still don't know if ready to date anyone. I know Brice is just not anything he was my first love, and i thought Jace was going to be my last so this is confusing. I told myself I couldn't see Brice ,Lovely again until I figured it out but didn't last next thing I know he was coming over again helped me put up the twins toddler beds. I looked up at him, and watched him put my kids beds together ,and wonder what it would of been like if we ended up with kids. I thought, and I thought, what's so bad to pick of where we left off. I and Brice before I knew it got back together and year later of living back at home we had a baby of our own. It's like time never stopped for us,just watching him playing with Mylie and Maddix, while I held mine ,and his baby in the backyard was just breath taking. I can't be any luckier Zade would be happy to see us back together living our life with each other, and a little part of me thinks Jace would of been happy for me too. One last thing Jace Cooper told me before dying that be okay for me to move on ,and joked about haunting me if I didn't. I kept my word I did move on and happy with Brice and still writing about sports.