In Between // OBX (K.C)

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"How'd it go?" Brenna asked, quietly entering the chateau, only finding Kiara in the house, she was facing away from her, buttoning up her shirt.

"They kicked me out," Kiara sighed turning to face Brenna, forgetting about the shirt.

"Oh my god, what happened?" she rushed towards Brenna, her thumb running over her cheek, Brenna winced.

"I guess the brick cut me up a bit," Brenna shrugged it off, not wanting to talk about her failed attempt to get information.

"What do you mean? What did he do to you? I'll kill him!" Kiara kept questioning as she rushed off somewhere in the house.

Brenna sat down on the pullout couch bed in the living room.

"He knows about Rafe but he deleted the recording, he knew I was recording," Brenna explained, "So I tried to attack him and he pinned me against the wall and threatened me"

Kiara came back into the room with a first aid kit.

"I just wanted to help!" Brenna pouted, as Kiara sat down next to her.

"You really are related to JB, neither of you can seem to go a day without getting hurt," Kiara teased as she started to clean off the small cuts on Brenna's cheek.

"That stings!" Brenna pulled her face away.

"Hey!" Kiara put her hand on Brenna's face, "Do you want to get infected?"

"No," Brenna sighed as Kiara finished cleaning her up.

Brenna watched her movements, her eyes scanning over her face, her heart picking up pace just looking at her, Kiara's soft fingers holding her cheek, the focus in her eyes as she cleaned the small cuts.

"I love you," Brenna said softly, not fully realizing what she said, almost like she thought she had just said it in her head and not out loud.

Kiara froze, then looked up at her, their eyes meeting, Kiara stunned by the words.

"Sorry, that was stupid, I don't know why I said...forget I even said it," Brenna shook her head and looked away, embarrassed.

"I love you, too," Kiara smiled softly.

"You don't have to say it just because," Brenna rambled, Kiara lifter her chin with her fingers.

"I mean it, Ren, I really mean it," Kiara cut her off, their eyes meeting again.

Brenna smiled, leaning in, pressing her lips on Kiara's, the whole world felt like it stopped spinning when they touched, and for a second it did, they both forgot about the gold, the murder, the drama, all they could think about was each other.

Brenna's hands pulled Kiara closer, as if it was even possible, their lips moving in sync, their bodies wanting more.

"Hey guys," Pope stopped in his tracks, the girls both froze looking over at their friend, "Ya know what I will uhm come back later," he covered his eyes trying to back up with out knocking anything over.

"Pope! I'm so sorry," Brenna felt so bad for what he had just seen.

"Pope, you can uncover your eyes, we're fully dressed," Kiara laughed.