MY BEST FRIEND , MY PROTECTOR

MEMORIES

BRANTLEY'S POV

DINER FOR FOOD

WELL I FELT BAD FOR CRITICIZING CLARISSA HERE FOR RUNNING AWAY FROM HER OWN WEDDING WITH OUT KNOWING HER REASONS OR THE FACTS .
KOLBY WAS RIGHT I WAS BEING RUDE AND JUDGED HER BEFORE KNOWING ANYTHING . AND FUNNY THING WAS SHE HAD NO CLUE WHO KOLBY OR I WERE UNTIL JUST NOW WHEN I TOLD HER .

I WAS KINDA LOST IN MY THOUGHTS I ALMOST DIDN'T HEAR WHAT SHE SAID ABOUT JANA . ALMOST BUT I DONT KNOW WHY EVEN THOUGH I WAS HURTING BECAUSE OF WHAT JANA DID , I STILL HAD TO SMILE AT THIS NEW ANGEL'S SOFTSPOKEN WORDS .

MR GILBERT ? I'M SORRY IF I OFFENDED YOU IN ANY WAY . I DON'T REALLY WATCH MUCH TELEVISON OR VIDEOS . I ONLY KNOW YOUR MUSIC . SARAH SAYS I NEED TO GET OUT MORE AND DO MORE STUFF , SINCE I HAVE SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER AND I GET BAD PANIC ATTACKS THANKS TO MY EX FIANCEE AND MY SISTER . CLARISSA SAYS QUIETLY BLUSHING FIDGETING WITH HER FINGERS AND BITING HER BOTTOM LIP MAKING ME JUST WANNA BITE IT AND KISS HER SENSELESS BECAUSE SHE WAS SO CUTE .

ANGEL CALM DOWN HONEY . I'M FINE JUST A BIT LOST IN MEMORIES I'D RATHER FORGET . JANA WAS A HUGE MISTAKE ON MY PART . I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO KOLBY , MAMA , AND MY FRIENDS WHEN THEY SAID SHE WAS BAD NEWS .

AND IF YOU DON'T STOP BITING THAT LIP , I'M NOT GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING WHAT I'M THINKING OF RIGHT NOW . I'M TRYING TO BE A GENTLEMAN HERE SINCE I CAN TELL YOU'RE NOT READY YET .
I SAY SMIRKING AT HER BLUSH . SHE REALLY WAS AN ANGEL SENT TO MAKE ME SMILE AGAIN .

WE ARRIVED AT THE LOCAL DINER THAT HAD THE BEST FOOD IN TOWN BESIDES MAMA'S . I SMILED AS SHE BLUSHED AGAIN AS HER STOMACH GROWLED LOUDLY.

I'M SORRY MR GILBERT ..... SHE HUNG HER HEAD REACHING FOR THE DOOR WHEN I STOPPED HER .

STOP ANGEL . AND MR GILBERT IS MY FATHER , CALL ME BRANTLEY OR B OR BG EVERYONE ELSE DOES DARLIN . AND A GENTLEMAN ALWAYS OPENS THE DOOR FOR A LADY . SO SIT RIGHT THERE AND LET ME SHOW YOU HOW A LADY SHOULD BE TREATED .

T....T....THANKS MR..... I MEAN BRANTLEY . I'M NOT USED TO HAVING A REAL GENTLEMAN OTHER THAN MY LATE DAD DO STUFF LIKE THIS FOR ME . SHE BLUSHED AGAIN .

I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE HER DOOR NOW DEBATING ON IF I SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T ...... MY MIND WON AND BEFORE I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING I KISSED HER SOFTLY AT FIRST UNTIL SHE MOANED THEN I DEEPEND THE KISS .

WHEN I PULLED AWAY SHE WAS BREATHING FAST AND HARD WITH HER EYES CLOSED MAKING ME SMILE SO I KISSED HER FOREHEAD .

COME ON ANGEL.LETS GET YOU SOME FOOD DARLIN . BRANTLEY SAYS SMILING PULLING CLARISSA WITH HIM INTO THE DINER AND TO THE BACK WITH HIS USUAL TABLE WITH A CLEAR VIEW OF THE DOOR .

GUESS YOU REALLY DO LIKE TO GO UNNOTICED HUH ? SHE SAYS

KINDA BUT NOT REALLY . I JUST LIKE THIS SPOT BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING GOING ON HERE AND THE DOOR . I'M NOT ASHAMED TO BE SEEN WITH YOU IF THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK ANGEL . HE SAYS

WE ORDERED OUR FOOD AND DRINKS AND STARTED JUST CHATTING AWAY ABOUT OUR EX'S. TURNED OUT WE REALLY DID HAVE ALOT IN COMMON AFTER ALL .

SO TELL ME ANGEL WHY STAY WITH HIM.IF HE ABUSED YOU SO MUCH ? BRANTLEY ASKED

BECAUSE I FELT I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE REALLY . LET ME EXPLAIN YOU SEE MY BABY SISTER WAS THE GOLDEN CHILD IN EVERYONE'S EYES . WHILE I OFTEN GOT IGNORED AND FORGOTTEN ABOUT .WHICH I DIDN'T MIND . BUT WHEN DAD PASSED MOM WENT INTO DEBT AND SHE BASICALLY MADE A CONTRACT WITH MY EX SINCE HE WAS WELL OFF AND CAME FROM A WELL KNOWN FAMILY . UNKNOWN TO ME MY MOM AND SISTER PLOTTED AGAINST ME.TO MARRY ME OFF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AS THEY SAY .THEN LATER STEAL MY INHERITANCE FROM ME BY HAVING ME SIGN A PRENUP WITH MY INHEIRTANCE BEING MY DOWRY AS THEY SAY.
I FELT TRAPPED SINCE I WAS ALWAYS THE GOOD DAUGHTER OR IN EVERYONE ELSES OPINION I WAS A GOODIE GOODIE WHO NEVER GOT IN TROUBLE AND WAS OBEDIENT AND NEVER TALKED BACK . I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT I WAS A BIT OF A SUBMISSIVE .

SHE SHOCKED ME WHEN SHE SAID SHE WAS SUBMISSIVE .THAT DEFINITELY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AS SHE LOOKED AWAY AS THE BELL ABOVE THE DOOR RANG AND I HEARD HER INTAKE OF BREATH AND NOTICED AHE PALED QUICKLY .

IS SOMETHING WRONG ANGEL ? HE ASKED HER

KINDA . BUT CAN YOU DO ME A HUGE FAVOR AND NOT LET ME OUT OF YOUR SIGHT PLEASE ? SHE BEGGED ALMOST IN TEARS.

WHAT'S WRONG DARLIN ? I CAN'T HELP UNLESS I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON ????

SEE THAT WOMAN WITH THAT GUY THAT JUST CAME IN ?

YEAH THATS MORGAN WALLEN AND HIS GIRLFRIEND PAULA WHY ?

SHE WAS SHAKING NOW AND I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.....

WHAT'S WRONG ANGEL ? I ASKED AGAIN AS MORGAN AND HIS GIRLFRIEND WALKED OVER AND TALKED DIRECTLY TO CLARISSA .....

WELL WELL WELL BIG SISTER LOOKS LIKE YOU DIDN'T WAIT LONG BEFORE SCREWING THE OUTLAW OF COUNTRY MUSIC HERE . PAULA SAYS

CLARISSA BALLED UP HER FIST AND WENT TO SAY SOMETHING BUT MORGAN PISSED ME OFF FIRST ....

SO BG HOW'S MY LEFTOVER'S FEEL KNOWING I HAD HER FIRST ? MORGAN SAID

WITHOUT THOUGHT I GRABBED HIS COLLAR AND PUNCHED THE JERK . HOW DARE HE INSINUATE I ALREADY HAD CLARISSA LIKE THAT .

I DIDNT STOP BEATING HIS FACE IN UNTIL I FELT TINY SHAKY HANDS AND MY ANGEL'S SWEET VOICE PULLING ME AWAY SAYING .......

BRANTLEY LET IT BE HE'S HAD ENOUGH , BESIDES HE'S NOT WORTH IT . I DON'T FEEL LIKE EXPLAINING TO KOLBY WHY YOU'RE IN JAIL AND NEED BAIL MONEY ...... CLARISSA SAYS IN MY EAR IN A SOFT ANGELIC VOICE .

BUT ANGEL HE DESERVES IT AND MORE FOR WHAT....... SHE PUT HER FINGER OVER MY LIPS TO HUSH ME . SHAKING HER HEAD SAYING SOFTLY ....

HE'S NOT WORTH IT . I'M NOT WORTH YOU GOING TO JAIL OVER HIM . PLEASE FOR ME STOP .... SHE SAYS THEN I SAW IT SHE HAD A TEAR FALLING .

I STOPPED AND PULLED HER IN MY ARMS JUST HUGGING HER TO CALM DOWN . I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHY BUT CLARISSA MADE ME FEEL AT PEACE AND CALMED ME DOWN REAL.FAST JUST BY HER GENTLE TOUCH AND WORDS . I HELD HER IN MY ARMS A BIT LONGER UNTIL SHE PULLED AWAY AND LOOKED ME IN THE EYES AND I MELTED .