**Authors note: All persons are consenting adults. There is incest involved in this story, so if you are not into that, you have been warned. All persons are fictional, and any comparisons real or not are coincidental. All rights reserved. **
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Jimmy Granger was looking out the plane window staring at the small fields and clouds in the sky. It was much different than the transports that he was used to flying in across the world. He was called away from Little Creek, Virginia to go home in a small Texas town called Southland. Home; somewhere he never wanted to set foot upon again. His early childhood memories were filled with good times. His father was what most call a manly man. He stood tall and always had great posture, while his mom was petite in nature with golden hair ample bosom and nice legs and yes, he had looked a couple of times. He had two siblings, both younger than him. Bobby was the middle one and was 3 years younger than Jimmy. His baby sister was 5 years younger and her name was Kim.
Bobby and Kim idolized their brother as Jimmy seemed to excel at anything he did. Jimmy was into sports like football, swimming, and baseball, but never hesitated to study harder than most kids to receive the highest grades possible. His father always told him that he might not make it playing a professional sport, that he needed an education. This attitude was contagious to his siblings as they too strived to be as good or better than their older brother.
He was a star in football, playing linebacker and standing at 6'2 and weighing about 240 of pure muscle with sandy brown hair and blue eyes. Colleges had scouting throughout his senior year, and girls were swooning. Bobby was a freshman in school and was a member of the high school team as well, and one night during a game, Bobby had broken his leg badly enough he would never be able to play again. Jimmy felt awful for his brother especially since Bobby wanted to be like him so much. Jimmy had seen what his father told him that day and continued his studies graduating third in his class.
In 1993, Jimmy and his father were watching the evening news one February night when a story was aired about a bombing at the World Trade Center. Jimmy was a year away from graduation but knew that night that he wanted to serve in the military. Upon graduation, Jimmy went to the recruitment office in Lubbock to see what his options were. He was offered scholarships, but he felt he had to serve and protect as many lives as he could. As Jimmy looked around the office waiting, he seen a poster for the Navy SEALS. He asked the recruiter about it, and he replied that it was the hardest training and only the best of the best would make it. His exact words were many try, only a handful make it. Jimmy knew this was for him right away. He always worked harder then anyone else, and he felt he could do this.
Telling his family was difficult, especially his siblings. They were devastated to hear their big brother was leaving, and Jimmy consoled them by telling them he would be back as often as he could. His mom was heartbroken, but his father was proud of the path he had taken. He smiled as he remembered how pretty his mom and sister were, but that day they looked like they had lost their best friend. Jimmy simply went up the stairs packed his bags with the help of Bobby and left for Great Lakes, Illinois for the Naval Special Warfare Prep School.
After a year of training in Coronado California, Jimmy was ready for anything. BUD/S almost broke him, but he would close his eyes and remind himself of his father and it would make him work harder. He wasn't top of the class, but he was very strong and smart, something the Gunnery Sergeant always admired but didn't admit until he received his trident. Jimmy was classified as a warfare officer and immediately assigned to Little Creek Virginia for more training. He was finally able to say he was part of a SEAL family when he was drafted to Delta team. He would be the last man on the totem pole, but he was a sniper, and knew the guys were happy to have him.
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"A penny for your thoughts young man" the little old lady sitting beside Jimmy on the plane asked.
Taking Jimmy out of his trance, he smiled at the lady and very politely and to the point, "I'm just looking out the window thinking. Am I bothering you Ma'am?" He asked worried he had done something.
She smiled and grinned, "No son, you haven't, you just seemed like you had things on your mind." She thought for a minute and continued causing him to look over at her once again. "My Charlie was in the military too, and he never told anyone his fears or problems. He died before he was fifty-four. Don't bottle too much up son, you'll end up like him." Jimmy was respectful saying thanks and nodding at her. His gaze again went to the window as his mind went back to Southland.
In 1997, Bobby graduated from high school, and Jimmy couldn't come due to being deployed. He did call Bobby to congratulate him but had to keep it brief. A few days later he heard from his little sister, saying Bobby had enlisted just like him. Since he was injured with a broken leg, he couldn't get into the SEALS, but he chose the Army as an infantry soldier. Jimmy was not happy that Bobby had joined the army, as he had seen many guys in the infantry get blown up and shot by the Taliban, and never wanted Bobby to have the same fate. He had kept in touch with Bobby and Kim throughout the years, and he told Bobby to go to college, and his brother always pushed back saying I was serving, and he wanted too as well. I told him to get into the Navy or the Air Force, but he wanted to see action just like his big brother. To Jimmy it was an argument that he would not win.
Two years had passed, and Jimmy was leaving for Little Creek once again, his 3rd deployment over. When he touched down there were two marines standing in their dress blues waiting on him. The team leader knew right away it wasn't good news, and hoped it wasn't his brother. As the Marine whispered to Jimmy about Bobby's death in Kosovo where he was part of a NATO peace keeping force, Jimmy didn't shed a tear. He was always told showing your emotions is a sign of weakness. The guys in his unit surrounded him and comforted him. The next day he was on a transport to Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock.
When he landed, he looked for his mom as she said she would pick him up. His dad didn't want to talk to him, so Jimmy gave him space. As he looked around for his mom, he noticed a tall blond woman waving his way. He walked toward her and seen it was his sister Kim. Jimmy almost buckled as he looked at the beauty before him. She had really had a growth spurt since he had been home last. She was about 5'9, he guessed weighed 120 lbs. and her chest had to be 36C. Her hair was still blond but had brown streaks unlike our mom, and she reminded him of Blair Williams. She ran up to him crying, as she hugged Jimmy in a tight embrace. He felt bad for getting a semi erection during this hug, but all he could see was a beauty in front of him. He really didn't care if it was his sister.
She drove him toward the house and kept hesitating like she had something to say. Jimmy spoke up and placed his hand on her shoulder. "Kim, how are you doing? With, you know, Bobby." Jimmy started to tear up for the first time but held it under control.
Kim took a deep breath and looked over at him. "I'm all cried out Jimmy, it has been awful, especially waiting on you."
He looked over at her surprised, "What do you mean waiting on me?"
She started to sob a little but regained her composure. "Oh my God Jimmy, you honestly don't know. Bobby died over a week ago. We been waiting on you to come back from deployment to have the funeral."
It was Jimmy's turn to sigh, "Why in the hell did you wait, just because you are scheduled to come back at a certain time doesn't mean you're going to."
She reached over and grabbed Jimmy's hand, letting her thumb rub the back of his hand. "It was mom's decision and the military said you were supposed to be back four days ago." Jimmy didn't have anything to say, as she gripped his hand harder as they got on to highway 84 toward Southland. "Jimmy, I have to tell you something, so you aren't surprised when you get home."