Bitterness

Scott's folded hands tighten, his knuckles starting to turn white. All the while, he holds a steady gaze, the anger and hate flooding his veins. It wasn't his sister he was so angry with, but Gage himself. Yet at the same time, she was defending him... she was defending a man who had been a part of the place that had ripped Scott's life from him once. How could she take Gage's side like that?

"I'll take up with Gage whatever I want to take up with him," he replies coolly. "If he can't handle it, then he's less of a man than even I thought. You go right on defending him. Date him. Go ahead. But count me out."

Emotions boil in Scott's eyes. He and Sapphire had had some rough years but they'd never really argued. Until now. And this was an argument held at bay only because they were in public.

"You follow him, he'll lead you straight to the Agency. Have it your way. But don't expect me just to stand back and watch. You leave alone what's between him and me - it's none of your business. As far as any social interaction is concerned though, I'll just tell you right now that if he's involved, I'm not going to be there."

Was he talking about Christmas? Social events? Double dates? It didn't matter. Scott was talking about all of it, and his tone made it clear that he was serious. It was him or Gage at this point, and he wasn't backing down. "If he knows what's good for him, he'll leave you alone."