Innocent (Brantley Gilbert)

Chapter 4

Snow's POV

wow, Brantley is really nice. I don't think anyone who's ever seen me mad like that has ever tried to help calm me down and not just back away slowly. It's really a breath of fresh air to be honest. When we got back to Brantley's house I think he could tell I was tired so gave me a blanket and pillows to sleep on the couch with. I know it's killing him making me sleep on the couch but I don't mind it and I'm not just going to barge into his house and demand to sleep in his bed and make him take the couch. Nearly as soon as my head hits the pillow I'm out. It's been a rough day and I've got work in the morning and at night.

freebird scares me out of my sleep and I pick up my phone not caring to look at caller ID. "Snow Emily Guffet. You are my daughter and I have the right to at least know where you are and that your safe" My dad says in his dad voice over the phone. I know if I tell him he'll come and get me. "dad I'm not telling you where I am. Now, I have work in 5 hours and I would like to get as much sleep as possible before I have to leave" I slur most my words just from pure sleepiness. "Snow I am going to find you. You do not just run off like this and not tell me" by this time he's yelling and even though he has no idea where I am and it's just over the phone he scares me. Whenever he's mad it scares me. No matter who he's mad at or why it just strikes fear into me for some reason. I don't care to even reply, I just hang up and lay my head back down. And after 20 minutes of tossing, turning, and looking behind me because I'm so paranoid I finally work up the courage to do the one thing that might actually help me get some more sleep. I knock on Brantley's bedroom door already feeling bad about my decision. He opens the door in only a pair of boxer briefs that look older than me from all the holes. "um... sorry that I woke you up. My dad called and scared the hell out of me and now I'm paranoid as fuck and can't sleep" I ramble, embarrassed that I'm even doing this. he yawns Probably trying to understand what I just said since it came out so fast "Snow do you want to sleep up here with me so you won't be so scared" he grins and it nearly makes me melt. Why is he grinning? "yes please" I ask shyly. "C'mon" he nods towards his bed, moving out of the doorway so I can come in. I walk into the room ducking my head still feeling bad for asking this of him. "Snow, don't feel bad. I don't blame you for being scared of someone that gave you that" he says gesturing to my eye. Oh shit. I kinda forgot about that. I duck my head even more and cover my eye. Brantley, still not in bed yet, grabs my hand softly and leads me to the side of the bed farthest away from the door and pulls back the covers for me. "Thank you, for all of this" I say sitting cross legged on the bed. "Your welcome. To be completely honest your amazing company and I haven't been bored ever since you got here" he chuckles, getting back in bed. That's when it hit me, I'm in bed with Brantley. Why did I do this?!?!? I could've stuck in dad's house for a few more months until I had the money for at least half my collage tuition. "Do you sleep like that or are ya still scared" he asks looking over at me still sitting cross legged. "No, just thinking" I say finally laying down. Without thinking I grab into his wrist tightly. "Shit, sorry. I usually grab onto whatever's in bed with me, force of habit" I say letting go and sliding farther away from him. "Snow you can lay on top of me if it makes you feel safe. I don't mind it" he says trying to make me feel more comfortable I think. I put my hand back around his wrist and scoot back beside him. Surprisingly this is actually helping. I guess clinging to a person for safety works better than clinging to a pillow for safety. A girl could get used to this.

Brantley's POV

When I wake up Snow isn't here. In my mind I new she was going to work and wouldn't be here when I woke up but I wanted her to be. It was really cute last night when she was so shy. And the whole night she clung to my wrist with both of her little hands. I finally get up out of bed and go downstairs. I see on the couch that Snow folded the blanket and put the pillows on top of it so all I would have to do is put them up. When I go to pick them up I see a note on the intable. "Went to work, I'll be back at around 3am so don't bother staying awake til I get back (unless you usually stay up that late)" the note read and had her number at the bottom. I put her number in my phone but I'm wondering why she isn't gonna be home until 3 in the morning. And it's still kinda weird that she didn't want to tell me what she did other than work at a restaurant. I go ahead and throw away the note and fix me some coffee. As I'm drinking my coffee I check my phone and see that Kolby texted me. He's asking if I can help him work on his truck. He knows I'm a horrible mechanic so I'm pretty sure he means 'bring beer while I try to fix my truck'. Yeah, that sounds way more like him. I text him sure and of course the next thing he sends is bring beer. I laugh at him and once I finish my coffee I go to change. As I'm walking by the couch I glance down at Snow's duffle bag. It's unzipped and I can clearly see a pistol in a holster on top of all her clothes. "what the fuck" I ask myself. She's 18 and already got a gun? I might need to watch what I say to her a little more carefully from now on.