Matt: Hi sis. What brings you to my doorstep?Lila: Mattie, the dance is next week and I want to know if you're going.
Matt: (Sighing) I don't know. That whole dance thing didn't work out so well for me the last time.
Lila: There will be pretty girls...
Matt: Prettier than you?
Lila: (Blushing) Thank you Mattie. But yes, prettier than me.
Lila: Please come. (Flashes her dark eyes)
Matt: Promise me a dance?
Lila: Just one?
Matt: (laughing) Like Bam's going to let me dance with you twice.
Lila: You've been so distant lately?
Matt: Just got a lot on my mind.
Lila: Want to share? I'm a good listener.
Matt: (grabs his coat and hat) Let's walk and talk.
Lila: What's on your mind?
Matt: You.
Lila: Me?
Matt: More like you and Bam and what you have.
Lila: I see. Care to elaborate.
Matt: I'm the oldest. I have no home, no goals, and no prospects for a family. I'm kind of feeling like the family loser.
Lila: You're not a loser Matt. You will always have a home with us. You know how much we love you. And what about your sawmill? Aren't you going to expand that?
Matt: I still don't have anyone to share my life with. You and Bam already have kids.
Lila: Maybe it's because your taste in women leaves a lot to be desired.
Matt: (stops in his tracks) What do you mean by that?
Lila: I mean just that...stop chasing after the easy girls and look for one with some depth. Maybe one that has read a book.
Matt: (grabbing his heart) Ouch. That hurt.
Lila: It's the truth and you know it. You need a girl that can challenge you, not one that you leave in the middle of the night after a quickie between the sheets.
Matt: (Embarrassingly awkward look) Damn. Now I know why you're such a good match for Bam.
Lila: And if you weren't my favorite brother, I might think twice about saying this to you. Let's face it. Your taste in women leaves a lot to be desired. Present company excluded of course.
Lila: And this girl in every port thing. That's got to stop. You're getting a reputation and not a very good one.
Matt: (confused look) Huh?
Lila: Girls talk Matt. Believe it or not, just like guys.
Matt: And what do they say about me?
Lila: Let's just say the pool of potential prospects is getting much smaller.
Matt: Wow! I'm being shot down before I even try.
Lila: Yes, the bush telegraph works well.
Matt: So they think I'm a one night stand kind of guy.
Lila: (clears her throat) That's a nice way of putting it. You're going to need an image overhaul and that's where I can help.
Matt: You're going to help me find a girl?
Lila: I'm going to point you in the right direction. The rest is up to you.
Matt: I guess I'm going to the dance?
Lila: Did you ever have a choice?
Matt: (shaking his head) Let's go home before Bam sends out a search party.
Lila: (Giggling) You should be so lucky!
YOU ARE READING
The Dance
Hayran KurguAN ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE FAN FICTION Lila Jenkins meets Bam Brown and gets more than she bargained for when she moves back to Alaska to take over her dad's matchmaking magazine and business. Now, the story continues with Matt Brown meeting Jillian Hea...