Newlyweds (A Brantley Gilbert Fan-Fiction AU)

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Brantley Gilbert and his mama, Ms. Becky Gilbert. 

(Ava is now 5 months and 3 weeks pregnant or 23 weeks pregnant)

Brantley's Pov

I just walked out of the house getting ready for my morning run. Today is going to be a long day for both Ava and myself. Blake, Katie and Ned both start school in 3 weeks and with having Katie living with us now we have yet another mouth to feed. Don't get me wrong I'm glad that Katie is alive and still with all of us, but times are a little tight for Ava and I. Plus I know that Ava is still really upset with me for not telling her the whole story. Witch I'm going to tell her sometime today. I just need to find the right words. 

I looked back in the house and saw Ava walking into the kitchen. Ava and I haven't been acting like we are even married to one another no more. I think me having everyone think that I'm dead for the past 5 months didn't help nothing out at all. But I'm back and I want to fight for my family, the way the man of the house should do. 

I took off running down the driveway, heading into town. I know Ava has to be at work at 7 in the morning, and it's just now 6:21 in the morning, so I think I can beat her to the diner so we can talk to one another there. From our house to the diner is only a 10 minute car ride, but I'm running so it will take me a good 20 or 25 minutes to get there, but I'm taking some old back ways that I know off. 

Living in London for the past 5 months was everything in the fast line. Don't get me wrong it was a nice place to visit and all, but it wasn't my neck of the woods. Plus what I was doing, the pay was great. I've made working on this case in London what would take me 5 years working here in Jefferson. 

I was running in the woods on the old tril, when my cell went off. I looked down at it and saw it was Adam texting me. I looked at his message and told him yeah, then went back running. I'm going to try to run 8 miles today, but we should see about that. I might take Ava's car home and pick her up after work. 

For the past couple of night I know Ava is having a hard time sleeping. I think I know what it is over with. I think having someone break in to the house and her being kidnapped right there in her home. I heard her up at 4 in the morning walking around the room. I would do anything for my family and if I think moving is the right answer then so be it. I would do it. 

I just made it to the out skirts of our small town, when I looked at my cell phone to see what time it is. It was 7:05, so Ava is now at work. I jogged the rest of the way to the diner. I was shocked to see Ava has quit working at the hospital to help run a small diner. But with the whole Monica thing, I don't blame her at all. 

I just made it to 'Etta's Diner' and looked in the parking lot and saw Ava's Tahoe sitting there. I walked inside of the diner. I walked over to the booth and sat down. I watched as Ava walked over to the table I was sitting at bring me a cup of coffee. I smiled at her. 

"Hey darlin?" I said to her. Ava smiled at me. 

"Hi." She said to me. I know she is still having a hard time with me, being back. I mean everyone thought I was dead for the past 5 months and then bam, here I am. Plus Ava and I haven't had sex since I got back and that's not like us. I mean, we was having sex 2 times a night and on weekends when either of us had to work we wouldn't leave the bed at all. Laying naked in bed. Sex, cuddle and sleep. Then sex, cuddle and sleep again. Not now.  

"You busy?" I asked her. It's now or never. I know she wants to know and how much this is going to kill me to tell her, I know she wants to know more and more has the days goes by.