* THOMAS *

"Stop bothering her! " I shouted at Mitch and slammed the front door behind me.

"Are you back so soon? " He asked in surprise and didn't pay attention to what I said a moment ago. "So quick date. " Said, then put his feet up on the coffee table and went back to reading the book.

"That's none of your business." I explained quickly, but changed the subject immediately anyway.

"And you... "

"Stop it. " I growled and grabbed the book from his hands.

"I've read that. " He said and looked at me resignedly.

"She doesn't know anything. " I continued. "Don't get her into this. "

"You put her in it yourself. " He said and took the book from me then sat back on the chair and crossed his legs on the table. - You fell in love, now you have it. "

"She doesn't need to know anything. "

"She'll find out sooner or later anyway. " Said without taking his eyes off the book. "Besides, we have to get this flash drive. Also, sooner or later... But it would be better sooner. " He glanced at me and then went back to the book.

"How you want to do that? " I sighed.

"You tell me. " He replied and turned the page in the book.

"Wait a minute. " I blinked several times. "You want me to do it for you? " I asked, not hiding my nervousness.

"You're two minutes younger, so yeah. " Replied and I rolled my eyes. "Anyway, it's your girlfriend. "

"Lydia's not my girlfriend. " I said and knocked his legs off the table and then sat on it myself.

"Yeah, sure. " Mitch snorted and turned another sheet of paper.

"How am I supposed to do this? I can't tell her. I can't... "

"First of all..." Mitch said. "You'll come up with something, and secondly..." Said and got up to pour the wine into two glasses, then one of them gave me and sat back in the chair, and after a while he returned to reading. "Yes, you can tell her. She's wise so sooner or later she'll find out anyway, but it's up to you, dear brother, whether she learns it from you or not. "

I sighed. Unfortunately, Mitch was right, and I had no idea what to do.

"So what should I do? "

"What I told you. " Mitch replied and took a sip of wine.

"I'm serious. "

"Me too. " He looked at me, and when he saw my face, he put the book and wine on the table. He rested his elbows on his knees and said. "Tommy, you know we need this flash drive. I know you care about her, so I think you should tell her the truth if you don't want her to reject you... "

"That's not what I'm afraid of. " I broke into his words. "I'm afraid that something may happen to her. "

Mitch leaned back against the chair.

"We're not gonna let that happen. " Brother said confidently.

I agreed with him. I took a sip of my wine when suddenly I felt something in my mouth. I took it out of my mouth and it turned out to be a wine cork.

"Thanks bro. " I looked at Mitch and showed him the stopper to which he laughed.

"You're welcome, little brother. " He said laughing.

* LYDIA *

After all these recent events I had to talk to someone so I wrote to Malia and asked if she could come over. Girl agreed, of course, and now she was sitting in my room with me. I told her everything and when I was done she just sighed.

"Really confusing. " She said.

"What do you think about it? " I asked.

"You know, I don't know. " She sighed. "There must be something to it, since Thomas didn't tell you he had a brother. From what you said, he's probably not a very friendly guy, huh? "

"He's not. " I replied. "Or so it seems at first glance, but I might as well be wrong. Although seeing Thomas' reaction when he saw him, I don't know anymore... "

"What do you think Mitch might have been talking about? What could he possibly want with your deceased father? "

"I think it's about some thing, but I don't know what it might be. "

"But it must be important if Rapp asked about it. " Malia said.

"Exactly. " I sighed.

Thomas and Mitch Rapp. These two brothers can mess up a lot in life.