The best of him

Hiding Something?

Sitting at the dining room table eating breakfast, Brian, Tyler, Britney, and Hayley look over when I walk up the stairs from the basement and around the corner to the dining room. They all had a secretive look on their faces.
"What is it? I don't want to play charades today."
"Lindsay, you and Brantley killed it last night," Hayley smiles brightly.
"But why that song? I mean you haven't seen him in three years and now you're back at it,"Britney says concerned.
"I'm going back to bed,"I turn to go back into the basement when I get grabbed by both arm and my hips. Brian was on my left and Tyler was on my right.
"Let's go outside and discuss this,"Brian says before they drag me to the back patio. When we get outside, we sit in the lawn chairs and sit in silence for a minute while the guys gather their words.
"We know Brantley did you wrong," Tyler starts. I just nod unamused.
"And we know you just got out of a rough relationship with David,"Brian continues, but I just shrug.
"You can't take your frustrations with David out on B,"Tyler says leaning up and laying a hand on my knee.
"Brantley feels really bad about what he did, and we all make mistakes,"Brian concludes.
"Are we done here?"I ask as I stand up. They nod in unison. I walk down the gravel road, and somehow at the end of my walk I ended up at the Harley shop. When I walked in, I see none other than JP, Brantley's manager.
"Little Lin,"he says trying to get my attention.
I walk over to him,"Hey. What's going on?"
"I'm picking up some stuff for the guys and their toys,"he chuckles,"what's wrong darlin?"
"I'm just confused about life right now."
"We all are doll, but I've got to get back."
"Be careful,"I say as he walks away. I look around at all the bikes before checking my phone to see five missed calls and four texts. The five missed calls came from Brian, Tyler, Hayley, Britney, and Luke Bryan. The guys probably thought I'd call him to chat. The text were all from Brantley because he knows when I'm mad I won't answer a phone call. Smart boy.

The first text: Everyone's worried, so come back to Tyler's.

The second text: Brian is on the brink of gathering a search party, and Britney is starting to get really upset.

The third text: I talked to JP. He said he say you at the Harley shop earlier. Are you still there?

The fourth text: Where the hell are you Lindsay? That's enough of your childish bullshit! Britney is crying and Hayley is freaking out! I know you're okay so fucking answer me!

I roll my eyes at the fact that they're being so dramatic. I start walking back to Tyler's when I get another text, but this one is from Britney.

Britney: unicorn?

I can't help but giggle because as kids we had a secret code. We'd ask "unicorn?" and if the other replied "rainbow" it meant we were safe but not doing well and if we replied "shadow" it meant we were perfectly safe and okay. I text her back "rainbow."

Later that night when I got home, I walked through the door to see Brian and Tyler in the recliners watching tv, Hayley and Britney sitting cross legged on the floor painting their fingernails like little school girls, but to my surprise B was sitting on the couch with his face in his hands and his elbows on his knees. I walk over to him, and sit on my knees in front of him.
"Is everything okay, B?" I ask. He looks at me without a word and lets out a vicious snarl.
"I told you once she text me she was alright,"Britney says in a matter of fact tone.
"You just run off and scare us all," Brantley growls. I stand up and walk down to the basement, but Brantley follows. "Lindsay I was worried about you!"he growls even more vicious.
"You didn't seem to care three years ago when I walked out!"I try to growl back. It surfaced the pain to his face.
"Lindsay,"he says softer now,"I messed up and I know that."
"Well maybe your next true love will believe that,"I say, and I watch as the pain in his face starts to take over. Then, like most men, he blinked it away before leaving me alone in the basement.

(So guys I know these haven't been the best two chapters, but the next chapter is all about the past between Brantley and Lindsay. Thank you for reading.)