One Shot from: Guarding Cole

3:45am

Adain is sitting at the desk in the den, the only light in the room was coming from the laptop on the desk. He had just finished his potrol of the outside wall. He had sent Tristan the full report of what he found. Last nights potrol was about getting himself to calm down.

This morning, he had paid more attention. For the most part he found nothing more than a few cameras needing to be replaced. That is until he got to the far left corrnor of the wall.

There was a young Japanese maple tree and a few other scrubs around the base of the tree. On a single glance nothing looked out of place. The only thing that caught his eye was at the base of the tree. The mulch had been trampling down like someone spent alot of time there. There was even a gum rapper he collected for prints. Someone been camping. He stood in the same spot and look back at the house. He realized he had a prefect view of the of the up stairs window. It was obvious someone had been watching the house. Well, now it's my turn to be the one watching. Adain thought to himself.

4:30 am

Adain has been starring at the arrow on the computer screen for more than 20 minutes. It hovers over his new obsession, the youtube app. For some reason he could not get enough of it. He stuffed the right earbud in, and waited for the video to load. Millions of hits and he felt like half of them belonged to him. Unable to help himself he click on the video, yet again.

Cole's youtube video:

The room is dark only light by a few lamps scattered around the room. A young man bounces and walks back and forth in frount of the camera. A crying baby in his arms. The baby's face is red from all the crying.

"How long did the doc say colic would last?" He desperately asked. He look at the camera holder.

The only response is the soft laughing coming from behind the camera. Cole rolls his eyes and starts to walk faster. After a short time of nothing but the baby's crys. The female suggest

"Sing Cole..." her voice was warm with affection. You can almost see the love in her voice.

"Do you think it would help?" He scoffed. He still slows his walking to consider her words.

"Songs have charms to sooth the savage beast" she elaborated.

The Cole rolls his eyes, but takes a deep breath. Then starts to sing. The room is filled with his clear beautiful voice.

I'd do anything to hold you.
I'd do anything to hold you.
I'd do anything you want me to.
If you just stay with me a while.

I'd sing any song
Your heart dissires.

I would sing out loud.
Of love's sweet fires.
Ooo I'd do all this.
And so much more.
If you just stay
With me a while.

Reach out your hand
Out to me
Oh I'm falling

One minute more
I'm falling, I'm falling
Falling, falling
Want you just stay
With me a while

The last sounds of the song echoes around the room. Cole turns back to the camera. The baby's face is tucked under his chin. He look to the camera.

"Is she is asleep?" He wispers.

The feminine voice replys " Yes Cole, she is, that was beautiful." She murmured. Cole's smile is bright enough to light a city block.

End of video.

Adain blows out a long breath and runs a hand over his face to clear his head. No matter how many times he has seen it the video still blows him away. He has never heard a voice as pure as Cole's.

Just then his phone buzzed on the desk top. He had to stop doing this. He needed to keep a clear head. He looks at the incoming text. Trev is sending Adain the heads up.

Trev: 2 min out. Loaded for bear.

Adain closes his computer and makes his way to the front door. He stands on the front door steps and waits for the twins. They have been friends since seal training. The sun is just starting to rise over the trees.

Loaded for bear was right, Trent's old Ford blazer was hauling the box trailer of the company behind it. Trev jumps out of the passager side door and makes his way around the front of blazer. While Trent slides out of the drivers side.

If it's ture opposite attracks, in the dictionary, there would be a picture of the twins next to the word opposite. Both were as difference as night and day. Trev being of Jamaican decent with green eyes, while Trent looked more like the suffer next door. Some how they had formed a bond that no war could tear apart. Through war the bond was made, and it would last longer than death.

Adain knew how hard it was to live after the bond was severed. His best friend Jed died in a hell storm of artillery fire and smoke. Adain had to fight down the lump that threaten to choke him. Adain made a vow never to get to attach to another person. He did not want to go through the pain burning another friend.

"Boss, where do you want us to start?" Trev ventured.

"The glass wall." Adain confirmed

Trent quickly moved to the back of the trailer and begins to unload the boxes of one way mirror tent.

Let's see how much fun it will to camp and watch a reflection of nothing.

Now all Adain just had to convince Cole he would be safe in his own home. This was the end of this stocker