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“So do you think that little Nicky’s happy?” Howie asked.
Kevin and AJ both turned their heads.
“What are you talking about Howie?” AJ asked, “Of course he’s happy. Man if I had half of what he had I would be happy. D man he is probably ecstatic.”
“Yeah, I guess your right. I just don’t want things to go wrong between Breanne and him, it seems to be the perfect setting for the both of them,” Howie sighed.
“If you ask me, I say your just watching over them so you can have a feeling of love and relationship in your life. Just go find a girl for God’s sake,” Kevin shook his head standing up, “You too AJ.”
“Excuse me, but you should too,” AJ laughed.
“I know that we have talked about this before, but really mom, why do you like Nick so much, yet hated Taylor? It still isn’t clear to me. I am not complaining, because I can’t be happier that you approve of this, but I just want closure, you know?”
“I understand. Honey, I didn’t hate Taylor first off. You probably wouldn’t understand because your not a mom yourself, but you have to put yourself in my shoes. You’ve gotten older these past few months, and I can tell that your pretty much a typical 16 year old, but when you and Taylor first got together you were still finding yourself as a 15 year old. It has almost been a year Breanne, and a lot can happen in just a few months, a month even. With your life, it sure has. It was like Taylor just swept you off your feet. Although it was love, I just couldn’t make the connection, it seemed like you swooned over him as you did when you loved him as the poster on your wall. To be honest I still feel that the eternal love you feel you had with Taylor wasn’t as pure as this is with Nick, because you felt as though you loved him before you actually loved him, do you see what I am saying?” she asked.
I nodded my head, I didn’t want to interrupt her. Sometimes my mother gave such genuine advice that I didn’t want to ruin the moment.
“Now maybe I am wrong, but when you met Nick, it was as if you truly fell in love. You weren’t in ‘love’ with him before you met him. You gradually fell in love, like love is suppose to happen. With Taylor it was just so sudden. It was like he swept you off your feet, in a bad way. He had this connection with you that I will never figure out, and I felt like he was just taking you away from me. And being the mother I am, I couldn’t nor wanted to stop it. Part of me wanted you to learn on your own, and part of me wanted you to just enjoy your time. But at the same time part of me just wanted to save you. I just felt as if he took my daughter away and turned her into this woman that I didn’t get to meet...though I realize now he didn’t. I feel that you are now a woman, but the woman I have always wanted you to be, and at the same time I feel Nick made you that woman,” my mother rambled.
I saw the tears in her eyes, I could tell she was beginning to have trouble telling me this, whether it was because she was so happy or sad I didn’t know.
“How do you think it felt to have this boy take your only daughter away from you? Take her across the world almost, with a whole new family, whole new life. I never got to see you baby, and I never got to see how things were, I was so scared. I don’t think you realized that. Plus, Taylor never said much to me, or tried to, neither did his parents. None of them really tried to make a bond. See but Nick’s different. What you guys don’t know is as soon as his mother Jane heard from Nick about his feelings towards you she called me, she found my number and we discussed everything, and I have made a friend in her. In fact I called her last night to tell her that Nick would be staying with us and then I am allowing you to go meet his family, I want you too,” she smiled.
I grabbed her tight with tears streaming down my cheeks, “Thank you mommy.”
“Sure sweety, but I just want you to know that Nick is something and someone very special. He talked to me about you when you wouldn’t, kept me up to date, I can never thank him enough for that, and I can tell he truly loves you and you him. Sweety I love you, and congratulations,” my mom smiled with tears slipping in the cracks of her smile.
I just held her for a while, not sure what to say, considering she said so much...and all of it was so true.
“Mommy I love you, and I mean I don’t really know what to say. Except that everything you said was true, and I am sorry I caused you so much pain. I can never repay you for what you let me go through, but everything was so incredible. I just hope that when I become a mother I am half the mother you are,” I grinned.
“You will be sweety, I know you will. Now go on,” she said wiping away my tears, “Go see Nick, I’m guessing you will go out to see Liz, so go and do what you need to do, you know where the keys are for Nick.”
“Thanks mom,” I said standing up and giving her a kiss.
“Sure sweety.” I walked back to my room and saw Nick standing in my doorway. He pulled me in and closed the door, kissing me.
“I heard it all, I am sorry if I shouldn’t have but I just couldn’t not listen. Baby I love you, and I am so glad you can come back home with me. Everything is working out so perfectly, and what you said to your mother out there was beautiful. She’s lucky to have you,” he smiled to me.
“Yeah but your mother’s also lucky to have you. I love you Nicky, take me to see Liz in a little while?”
“Sure babes, I love you too.”
I just laid down on my bed and he laid down next to me. I rested my head on his chest and cried a little more. I wasn’t quite sure why, whether I was happy to have him, happy to have my mom, nervous to see Liz, or upset because my past with Taylor finally hit me and I realized it wasn’t all that great. The tears were a combination of everything. The first part of my long road of reconciliation was put to rest, now it was time to face everything else.
“This is so frustrating,” she moaned.
The doorbell interrupted her little pep talk. She jumped inside hoping it was her friends, or any of her relatives. When she opened the door she didn’t know what to think.
“Ike...” she said standing in the doorway.
“Hi Liz,” he stated awkwardly, “May I come in?”
“Oh, yeah, sure, sorry,” she mumbled.
“Here,” he smiled slightly handing her a few roses as she closed the door.
“Thanks, I’ll go put them in water, you can make yourself at ho...” she caught herself, “Comfortable, yeah that’s it, um, do you want anything to drink?”
“No that’s OK,” he said dryly, knowing what she had just stopped herself from saying.
“OK, sure, um, I’ll be back,” she stuttered.
“God, what is he doing here? What made him want to come see his slutty ex-girlfriend? This is so awkward, I wasn’t prepared for this. I haven’t even thought about him and I, OK so I have a little,” she confessed to herself, “This is just so odd.”
She quickly filled her favorite vase with water and the flowers. She looked in the mirror, straightened her shirt and fixed her hair even though it wasn’t doing her any justice.
“Here we go,” she sighed as she opened the door.
She saw him sitting in her living room. At any other moment it would feel good, normal, but not now. Fear, hurt, sadness, pain and betrayal filled her inside. She sat down at the other end of the couch and stared out the window, as he did. They both had so much to say, they just didn’t know how to say it.
“So...how’s your dad?” he asked breaking the ice.
“If there’s a later on in this conversation you can see him, he’s awful Isaac...you know that,” Liz sighed slightly disturbed. If it was one thing he didn’t need to ask it was that.
“OK then...” Ike said aimlessly, “You know I’m the one that should have the attitude. I’m the one who should be mad, not you Elizabeth.”
She just shook her head, “Well what do you want me to do Isaac? I’ve apologized over and over. I’m sorry, I’ll say it again and again. I made a mistake a huge one, I can’t take it back either. There’s nothing else I can do,” she sighed with tears in her eyes, “All that’s left is to end this conversation and fight.”
He stood up and sat closer to her.
“I just don’t know what to do, you know? I just don’t know. I thought I had made a decision but I just can’t Elizabeth. To know that you had sex with JC just hurts so much. To know that I ask you to marry me and you let your heart lead you to sleep with an older MAN I just don’t know. It’s as if it’s telling me something, like this relationship wasn’t meant to be. But at the same time I just can’t face that. Do you have any idea how much you hurt me?” he cried.
“Yes, God Isaac how many times do I have to say it, yes. I pray every night that you love me. All I can do is beg you for forgiveness. The truth is that I can’t live without you. I made a mistake, I messed up. OK! I am a fuck up! What else can I say? Ike I love you so much, and I would give up my own life to be with you, and just to make you happy.”
He sat silent for a few minutes.
“God Elizabeth. I watch you apologize and I know you mean it, but part of me doesn’t know if I can trust you again. I really don’t know...” he cried harder, he knew he was hurting.
She stood up and looked down at him, at this point there was no stopping the tears.
“Please Isaac, I’m begging you,” she said getting down on her knees, “I love you more then life itself, do you still love me?” she asked as she looked up, her tears making it hard to keep her eyes open.
He sat silent watching her cry, tears rolling down his own cheeks. She knew he was taking a long time.
“Please don’t do this to me Isaac. I regret everything I have ever done wrong, I can’t loose you, not now. Please, I know that you coming back to me is against the odds, but that’s what I have to face. I mean your watching me cry, and all these tears are for you, my life and my soul, everything I own is for you, I am nothing without you, don’t do this to me please, I love you. I don’t want to be left with just a memory of your face, I love you,” she begged.
He stood up and pulled her up with him, pulling her into a deep kiss. It was a kiss that was worth more then the world, he gave in. He couldn’t live without her, and no matter how much pain they went through, he knew that their relationship was worth all that pain, and she had learned what she had done. He loved her no matter what she did. She pulled away smiling and held him so tight.
“I love you so much Ikey, so, so, so much, do you forgive me?” she asked smiling ear to ear.
“I forgive you,” he grinned. He pulled out the ring and slid it back on her finger, “You’ll still wear that for me, right Lizzy?”
“I wouldn’t have it any other way,” she said softly wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him hundreds of little kisses.
“Come see my dad Ikers?” Liz asked.
“I’m Ikers now?” he laughed.
“No, your still Ikey, BUT now your Ikers too,” she smiled, “Now come on.”
“OK.”
He held her hand as they walked down the hall and into his room. Isaac cringed at the sight, he felt so awful. He didn’t want to have to see Liz in so much pain, he didn’t want her to have to go through this. Part of him wanted to just hold her tight, but the part that won was just leaving her be. He didn’t know what to say to her, or how to touch her, he didn’t know what she wanted him to do. He just stood there silently. He watched tears build back up in Liz’s eyes and he knew it was time. He wrapped his arms around her as he stood behind her with his chin resting on the top of her head.
“Daddy this is Isaac, Ikers this is my dad,” Liz smiled.
Isaac smiled, “Hello Mr. Burroughs your daughter loved you very much and is taking excellent care of you.”
Liz just sighed leaning on him letting the tears flow a little more, “I always pictured the day you would meet my father, but it was never like this.”
“It doesn’t matter Lizzy. Did you ever think maybe sometimes he’s listening through God? Maybe he’s here, but not, you know? He loves you Lizzy, and so do I,” he smiled.
“I love you both too. Just sit here with me for a little? We’ll tell him about us another day. I just want to be with the both of you for a little.”
“Sure baby,” he grinned.
“Well you have to knock sometime,” he laughed a little.
I ignored his laughing, “Your not funny.”
He just draped his arm about me, “Go for it, I’m right here baby.”
I slowly pushed my finger on the doorbell.
“I don’t know, let’s go see,” she smiled, a little excited. All she could do was hope it was one of her friends.
Before she walked out she kissed her dad on the cheek, “By daddy.”
She closed the door and walked to the front door with Ike. Once again opening the door left her stunned.
“Well isn’t this the pretty picture,” Isaac said sarcastically, looking and Nick and I together, our arms around each other.
“God, I don’t think I even want to hear this story,” Liz said giving an evil glare and slowly closing the door.
Nick pushed it back open with his arm that wasn’t wrapped around me. I just looked at the both of them, not knowing what to say.
“Can we come in?” Nick asked, he seemed confident.
“I don’t think your welcome here,” Isaac said pushing his arm off me. That was it.
“What the hell Ike? God, cut it! Let us in!” I yelled.
“Excuse me, this is MY house, what makes you think I want HIM or YOU in MY house,” Liz said coldly.
“All we want to do is explain, talk, set things strait, don’t be mad at me for this,” I sighed.
“Fine,” Liz groaned, “Let’s ‘talk’.”
She motioned for us to go sit in the living room. I felt weird as her and Ike walked out into the kitchen. Normally I loved being in her house, I remembered all the parties we had, the memories made me smile. Unfortunately this circumstance didn’t.
“Ike I don’t know what to do, I don’t know what to say, I feel so weird,” Liz sighed, “I mean seeing them together. Normally I would love to see Nick Carter in my house, except now I feel as though he is Satan himself. Part of me still loves her, and everything she does, I mean I just don’t want to give in without a fight, you know? She kept a lot of stuff from me, from everyone.”
“I know Lizzy. I mean I love Bre, and I mean normally I would be cool if I met Nick Carter, now I just want to bash his brains in. I mean she never explained this to my brother. I can’t stand what she did to him, or any of us. She made us all worry, she didn’t think about anyone but herself, I just don’t see how I can forgive her without standing up for what I feel happened.”
“Let’s just go out there and see what happens,” Liz motioned.
They both walked back out into the living room and sat on the couch opposite Bre and Nick.
“For what? Dumping my brother, not telling him yet, not telling us and making us worried sick about you, sleeping with this ass, losing your mind...” Ike said angrily looking Nick straight in the eyes.
Nick quickly cut him off and stood up to him, “You better take that back right now, your being the ass. Do you understand me? You better listen to MY girlfriend right now, don’t you ever and I mean EVER talk to her in that tone again,” he yelled.
“Nick,” I said softly.
“No let the asshole finish,” Ike snickered, “You don’t intimidate me, you hear? You fucked up my brothers life and HIS girlfriend too. You messed with the wrong people moron,” Ike yelled back standing inches away from Nick.
Nick pushed Ike in the chest, “Take it back fucker, now. Do you hear ME? She ain’t his anymore, she’s mine. We’re in love, I love her with all my heart. No ones going to stop that!” he bellowed.
“Guys let’s stop this right here,” Liz said calmly.
“Yeah Liz is right, let’s just sit back down,” I smiled slightly.
“Not until I tell this jack-ass how much he fucked up our lives. Bre you can’t possibly love a Backstreet Boy, you need a REAL man, someone your OWN age. Someone who doesn’t manipulate you,” Ike said through clenched teeth.
Suddenly, quicker then I could blink Nick punched Ike in the face. I quickly shot up as Nick pushed Ike down and started punching him harder, “TAKE IT BACK FUCKER NOW! I LOVE HER D’YA UNDERSTAND? OR DO I GOTTA KNOCK IT INTO YOU? ALL I WANT IS FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO MY GIRL, ALL WE WANT TO DO IS APOLOGIZE!” he yelled.
I ran over and so did Liz, we tried to pull them apart but Ike broke free and went for Nick. As he punched Nick once in the jaw Nick jerked back. As Nick moved back Ike tried to hit him again and as he did he missed...and hit me right in the eye. Nick stood up enraged. I fell to the couch holding my eye and just started to cry, this isn’t what I wanted, I didn’t want this at all, and now all I could do was feel pain. It hurt like hell, the pain stung and I could feel my eye swelling. Ike could sure pack a punch. The room went silent and though Nick was enraged he didn’t go after Ike.
“You son of a bitch!” Nick yelled, “One of you get ice, NOW!”
Liz ran into the kitchen, tears streaming down her face.
“You couldn’t listen could you? You gotta go mess up my girl, Jesus, you are such a fag,” Nick moaned as he walked over to me and looked me in the eyes.
“Baby, baby girl are you all right?” he asked as he took my hand off my eye.
I saw him cringe, it must have been bad. He silently kissed my eye gently though it was bleeding, he didn’t care. “Baby doll, please talk to me, are you OK? I love you, just don’t move, I’ll get you better I promise.”
I just smiled slightly, “Baby look at you, your lip and nose are bleeding. I’m fine sweety, I love you. I just need some ice,” I moaned, “It hurts like hell.”
Isaac walked over and looked at me. I looked back with hurt eyes.
“I’m so sorry Bre,” he said meekly, “I should have listened, I’m such an asshole. Bre please, let me listen to you, please, I’m so sorry I started this.”
“That’s OK, if you first apologize to Nick and promise to listen to my side of the...” I cut off and moaned in pain a little, “My side of the story.”
“I’m sorry Nick, and yes I’ll listen,” Ike said sincerely.
“I’m sorry to man,” Nick smiled.
Him and Ike quickly shook hands and half hugged like all guys did. Liz came running back out to see Nick and Ike shaking hands and me still sitting in pain. I could see she had wiped her tears and her frown turned into a smile, “So I guess I missed the make up?” she laughed.
I laughed a little, “Yeah I guess you did.”
“Well here,” she said handing us each an ice pack and towels to the guys to wipe away the blood, “You guys will probably want to put some of this on those cuts too, let’s not break out into fist fights again, OK? I think we’re old enough to talk about this.”
“Yeah,” Nick laughed, “Here sweety, let me do that,” he said taking the ice and placing it gently on my eye.
“Baby fix yourself up too,” I smiled.
“Don’t worry about me,” he grinned.
I leaned in and gave him a kiss, “I love you.”
“I love you too.”
I saw Ike and Liz watching, not wanting to smile but knew they wanted to. When everyone was cleaned up we sat back down, but closer to each other, the ice had sure been broken. I positioned my ice so I could talk, man was I going to have a bad black eye. The guys weren’t that bad, the cuts had stopped bleeding, and there were little marks, but no bruises, they didn’t do much damage, but Ike sure got me good.
“OK, I guess I’ll start with this. Liz, out of everyone, I thought you would understand my decision best, I mean you went through it yourself in a way.”
She looked down for a moment, she was a little ashamed.
“I do Bre,” she said giving me a gentle hug, “It’s just so hard you know? I mean I respect that you are seeing Nick now, that’s not the reason I’m upset. I don’t care who you want to date, as long as your happy. What bothers me is you kept this hidden, you only cared about yourself. All you did was think about Bre and never about the rest of us. We worried all night and day about where you were, how you were, you never called. I mean I understand there are certain things you don’t like to share with me, that's OK, I just wish that this was one that you would have told me.”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t want it to come off as if I was just worried about myself, that's not it at all. I just didn’t know how to tell you that I was in love with Nick. I mean I didn’t even know I was until I realized it myself. It was just totally different, I almost felt ashamed, like I was betraying all of you, but I couldn’t help where my heart was leading me, because it was making me happy. I am ready now to talk about it, to everyone, I’m so sorry Liz,” I smiled slightly. I didn’t want to smile to much because it hurt my eye.
She just hugged me back and gave me a soft kiss on the cheek. “I forgive ya sis, I can’t stay mad at you. I mean I know it’s hard to do what you feel is right, and this is one of those times.”
“Thanks Liz. Now Ike,” I said directing my attention towards him, “I know that you feel different about this whole thing, but you need to understand. I love Nick and I LOVED Taylor. Tay and I are different people now. My mom taught me a great lesson this morning. Love happens through time, you can have love at first sight, but you still need to develop that love. I feel that Nick and I fell into love the right way, slowly and everything fell into place. Tay and I just rushed it to much. Maybe if I knew more about love at the time it wouldn’t of turned out this way, but we both were just trying something new. I thought I loved Taylor more then Nick, but the fact is I don’t. Nick and I are perfectly happy together and I just want everyone to see that,” I sighed, “Please see that Ike.”
“It just hurt me Bre, I didn’t think that you could do something like that to my brother. I didn’t think that you could just blow us all off like that, and then not keep in contact. I was scared I would never talk to you again, I just was worried. I mean I totally respect your relationship. At first I didn’t, but now that I see it in action I do. I’m sorry I judged,” he smiled.
He came and gave me a little hug and apologized again for my eye. I told him it was all right and not to worry about it, and I also apologized for not keeping in touch, promising never to do it again. We talked for a little, discussing how Nick and I first met and then how we slowly fell in love, meeting in secret. I felt as though they were excepting all of it, and I felt a little better about it all. Liz then explained how they got back together today and we all laughed about how much had gone on in one day of time off time.
“Do you mind if I go see your dad Liz?” I asked.
“Sure,” she smiled slightly.
I grabbed Nick’s hand, “Come with me please?”
He just smiled and we walked down the hall to the room.
“Thanks for standing up for me like that, even though it led to this,” I laughed pointing at my know black, still throbbing and awfully swollen eye.
“I love you baby, I will do anything you want and you know that,” he smiled.
I looked into his eyes and then he opened the door. We walked in slowly. Suddenly my smile turned upside down and a wash of solemness fell over me. Her father was always like a second father to all of us, we could always turn to him. He was constantly full of life, enjoying playing basketball with us, or driving us around town. Now to think that same exact man was lying on his death bed right in front of my eyes. It became brutally clear that her dad was dying. Part of me felt like I was dying to, part of my life was going to come to a close.
“Oh God no...” I trailed off putting my hand on my chest, “No please no...”
Nick put his hand on my shoulder and I only moved away. I didn’t want to push him away, he knew that, I just had to go kneel by her dad’s side. I watched his chest barely move up and down and I began to cry.
“He’s never going to wake up Nick,” I cried.
“I know baby, but he’s going somewhere far greater, somewhere where he can watch over all of us. When I was younger I lived in a Convalescent home and a lot of people thought my mom was wrong for having me see death at such a young age. I think that they were all wrong, I mean I am glad that I saw death when I was younger, because I realized how gentle and calm it can be sometimes. I mean not all death is good, but people like Elizabeth’s dad, they need to go now. Yeah, sure, maybe it’s too soon, but God wants him now. God knows that Elizabeth has to be on her own and that her dad should watch over her. Sometimes things can be better, sometimes death can be OK, please don’t cry too much baby,” he begged picking me up off my knees.
I just clung to him for a little. He always knew what to say, and he was much more experienced with life, and I liked that in a guy. After I finished crying I put the ice back on my eye and left out a heavy sigh.
“Let’s go,” I said softly.
He just shook his head and left the room saying a little prayer.
“Honey let’s get going. I’m tired and it’s almost midnight. Plus my mother is going to freak when she sees my eye. I mean I kept the coolness on it and cleaned it up, but it’s still pretty much black. I just want to go to bed,” I yawned.
“Well you both know you are more then welcome to spend the night here if you don’t want to drive this late,” Liz smiled.
I shook my head no and thanked her anyway.
“Bre while you explain this situation with your mom I am just gonna go call home, OK?” Nick smiled.
“Sure baby,” I grinned back giving him a light kiss and patting him on the stomach.
“Breanne, darling enlighten me with this wonderful story,” my mother said sternly with my dad by her side as Nick walked out of the room.
“Mom it’s really not that bad...” I began moaning, this was going to be a long chat.
“Hey mom,” Nick said happily.
“Darling, hi! You are calling so late, is something wrong?” she asked concerned.
“No not at all, I am sorry mom. I just missed you and I can’t wait to see you. It’s been too long,” he laughed, “I have an amazing girlfriend with amazing parents to keep me stable though.”
“Sweety I have been waiting for the day you would say that to me, I am so glad you are happy. So did Sharon tell you two the good news, about Breanne coming home with you?” she asked.
“Yeah, I called to tell you that we are going to be coming home next week. Probably Monday or Tuesday, Bre and I just have to go to New York for a few days so she can fix everything in her life. I promised her I would go, because she could really use my shoulder to lean on right about now.”
“Sure sweety, just remember one thing. Let her make her own decisions, I am assuming this involves Taylor. So just don’t get involved, be there for her, but don’t try and push her,” she taught.
“I know mom, I love you so much, I can’t wait for you to meet Bre, and I just can’t wait to come home. Bre is only staying for a day or two, and then going home. I am staying home though, we will keep seeing each other on certain days, but we need time with our families. Plus, I need to find a house,” he chuckled.
“Well you don’t NEED to,” she laughed.
“Mom...” he sighed, “Don't make me feel any worse about this, but I want to, I need to, you know how it works.”
“Yes sweety I do.”
“Well I better be going, tell everyone I send them my love. Aaron isn’t there by any chance, is he?” Nick asked.
“Sorry sweety, your brother is still recording in Cali. He will be home when you get here, the whole family will, so don’t worry.”
“Great, well I love you mom, I can’t wait to see you, bye.”
“Bye dear I love you too.”
He hung up the phone and then pulled out his address book from his bag in Bre’s room. He knew that Brian would be home in Kentucky so he decided he would call him quickly, it was three hours earlier there.
“Hello?” Brian answered.
“Hey Rok it’s Kaos,” Nick smiled at the thought of his best friend.
“Nicky hey! Hey Leigh it’s Nicky!” Brian yelled over the phone.
He could hear Brian pass the phone to Leigh-Anne.
“He little guy! How’s everything?” she asked.
“Perfect actually, I’m still at Bre’s, it’s awesome here.”
“Great! Well I’ll let you two talk, Bye Nick.”
“Bye Leigh.”
He heard Brian take the phone back.
“So what’s up Bro?”
“Well it happened,” Nick smiled.
“What did?” Brian asked.
“Bre and I, not all the way, but ya know, enough, it was so amazing B-Rok, God, I’ve never had better, and I don’t think she had either...not to brag,” he laughed, “And we went and she made up with Ike and Liz today, their back together. Ike and I got in a fist fight and he accidentally knocked Bre good in the eye, but everything’s fine now,” Nick sighed.
“WOAH, woah, wait a minute. You and Bre played around, and there was a fist fight? Damn, and I’m stuck here with my girlfriend,” Brian joked, “Oww!” he yelled in the phone.
Nick laughed, Leigh must have hit him.
“Tell him Brian,” Leigh-Anne said in the background.
“Well first congrats Kaos, I’m glad for you and all. When are you coming home?” Brian asked.
“Tell me what? I’m bringing Bre home with me on Monday or Tuesday. We have to go to New York first so Bre can fix the pieces, if ya know what I mean. Then she will only be with me for a few days and then I am staying home, house hunting.”
“Cool. Well...go get Bre and then put us on speaker phone,” Brian instructed.
“OK, hold up Rok,” Nick smiled as he placed the phone down and ran out of the room.
My mom patted him on the shoulder laughing, “Sure thing, she’s all yours.”
To my surprise he quickly picked me up.
“Nick, put me down!” I yelled laughing as I watched my parents go to their room, “Night mom, Night dad!”
They said it back as Nick carried me into my room and then laid me down.
“I’m on the phone with Rok and Leigh, they want us to put them on speaker phone,” Nick smiled as he did.
“Rok, Leigh you there?” Nick asked.
“Of course,” Brian said in a funny voice.
“Hi guys!” I yelled, “How are you? How’s Kentucky?”
“Great! How are you Bre?” Leigh asked.
“Perfect, and yourself?”
“Engaged!!” Leigh-Anne screamed.
“Ahh! Rok you dog, is that why you brought her all the way to your folks?” I laughed.
“Of course!” he smiled.
“Congratulations Bri! I can’t believe you actually did it, you are such a cracker!” Nick sighed loudly.
“How could I pass up a woman like this?” Brian asked smiling.
“So when, when is this all going to happen?” I asked.
“Who knows!” Leigh-Anne laughed exasperated, “Probably not for a while, it’s going to stay underwraps, all the guys know, and so does family, but no one else will. Who cares when I’m engaged!”
“I’m so happy for you guys,” Nick grinned, “But Bre and I better go now, we don’t want to take up your ‘special’ time,” Nick said coyly.
“Shove it Nick,” Brian laughed, “Bye guys.”
“Bye congrats,” Nick and I said together.
Nick hung up the phone and we changed into our PJ’s. We just got into bed and he wrapped his arms around me. I gave him a gentle goodnight kiss...and more.
Back to Tulsa: A Love and Hate Story
Chapter 41