He's a country boy

Chapter 19

Tays dad had got out prison and let go he claims he didn't do it. He claims he didn't hurt Taylor, and that shes doing this to herself. They didn't believe him, but he had a few more trials before they could take him into custody and put him and jail. Taylor was fine she was just scared. I told her to go upstairs and take a shower. She agreed and headed for the bathroom. As soon as went around the corner to the bathroom I turned to Jesse. "Hey everything's going to be fine, I'm gonna call Josh." Jesse called Josh and was talking to him while looking out the window. I watched him and soon found myself wondering what kind of dad he would be. He would be an amazing husband and a wonderful dad. I herd Taylor coming down the stairs and quickly snapped out my thoughts.

She looked a lot better. She had showered and combed her hair. I think she may have even put some makeup on. Tay sat down on the couch and I put one of our favorite disney movies on. Cinderella! Tay giggled a little bit when I put it on and Jesse looked at me like I was stupid. I ran into the kitchen and made hot chocolate for all of us. There was a knock on the door. Jesse got up and opened it. It was Josh. Taylor jumped off the couch and ran right to him. "Are you okay I was so worried!" He said his arms around her. "I love you, and I'm fine." He let go off her then asked if he could talk to Jesse. They both went into the kitchen. I could faintly hear them talking about taking about Tay and Josh going back to Tennessee. Then Josh and Jesse came out. "Taylor?" Josh called for her. She stood up and went over to him. he hugged her and told her that he was gonna take her back to Tennessee.
She nodded. "Do you have my bags?" "Yea the ones you had packed are in the trunk." I felt a tear roll down my cheek. My best friend was leaving. Going away probably never coming back. "Oh carls don't cry! As soon as everything is better I will come back." I hugged her. They were leaving now tonight. Jesse hugged Josh. "Take care man, keep her safe, that's the man your dad raised you don't ever think different." Josh nodded. I hugged Taylor one more time and watched as she walked out that door. Josh helped her into the truck. Josh Taylor drove off. That was it. they were gone. Jesse and I stood in the window. I walked back and sat down on the couch. Jesse stood in the window a little bit longer, the came and sat down next to me. "You okay?" I just nodded back. he didn't say anything he just took me in his arms. "Taylor is going to be fine. Josh is gonna take care of her." I nodded. With leaving his arms I curled up so I could see the tv. Jesse flicked on the tv and we watched some show.

I couldn't stop thinking about Tay leaving with Josh. Then I wondered about what Jesse said to Josh. 'keep her safe, that's the man your dad would have wanted you to be.' While laying on Jesse's chest, I decided I would ask. "Jesse." I said propping myself up onto my elbow. "What?" He asked sliding his hands behind his head. "What did you mean about be the man your dad would want when you were talking to Josh?" He took a deep breath, he almost sounded unsure of himself. He turned his head from me to the ceiling. "W-when Josh was little." He began, it was almost like he couldn't find the words to say. "He had a lot of family issues. He had a brother who died in the army. His mom went into depression, his dad felt so bad about what had happened and that he let his wife end up so bad that he killed himself." I didn't know what to think of this. Josh seemed so perfect, like nothing had happened. "Oh." i said putting my head down. "When all this was going on he spent many nights at my house. My family soon became his ya know. He was like a brother to me." Jesse shut his eyes. I could tell he was hurting inside. I laid back down on his chest. I think I needed to tell Jesse what he really meant to me, and now was the time that he needed to hear it. "Jesse, I want you to know that you are a part of my family. You mean the world to me and I wanna spend every minute with you. I really do love you." I said. He wrapped his arms around me. "I love you too." We just laid there for the longest time, but it didn't matter. I was the only person I wanted to be with. This time I knew for sure that
I loved Jesse Brooks.