It Started Out With a Kiss (a Rhett and Link fanfic)

Chapter 24-Let me be your man, take my hand babe

A few months later (A/N they have been going out for more than a year now. This is a sad chapter so you have been forewarned)

Rhetts POV

"What about this?" Link held up a black plaid shirt.

"This is just a normal barbecue hon. It's just a meal with my parents and your mom and my friends from back home." He threw it down on the bed.

"I just want to look good for everyone." I swaddled him in a huge hug.

"Baby you'll look fine!" I gave him small kisses on his forehead before grabbing my flip flops.

"Do you think I should bring a few bottles of wine or something?" I walked into the kitchen, looking in the fridge.

"Yeah bring both red bottles. We barely drink them anyways." I grabbed them and placed them in the bag.

"How does this look?" I looked up to see him. He was wearing three quarter length black trousers, his black sneakers and a white top. I threw him his floppy sunhat.

"Perfect! Now lets go before it's too late."

One drive later

"Look who's here?" My mom came bounding towards us, kissing Link on both cheeks.

"How are my special boys?" She cuddled me tightly.

"We're fine mom. We brought some wine and some food stuffs." I handed her the bag. She wandered off towards the house again.

"You see your mom anywhere?" He leaned left and right. He smiled and waved.

"There she is!" He grabbed my hand tightly and dragged me over. He jogged into his mom and hugged her tightly.

"How are my two special boys?" she grabbed my hand.

"We're ok don't worry about us. Any words from the court? About...you know who?" Her smile faltered slightly but she kept strong.

"They're actually...um...moving him to the facility where he's going to spend his sentence. I know I should've told you but I didn't want you two to worry." Link looked at me.

"Hey he's behind bars. Nothing to worry about now. Now we are here to enjoy ourselves!" I said as I picked up a glass of wine and handed it to Link.

Later on

Links POV

I looked around for Rhett.

"Rhett? Rhett?" I called out. I pushed through the crowd of people in the back garden. I felt a hand grab my shoulder. I jumped and turned around.

"Hey hey hey! It's me!" I saw his happy face.

"Don't do that to me!!" He grabbed my hand. He pulled me towards the gate at the back of the garden.

"Where are we going? I whispered to him.

"I wanna show you something." He winked at me. We snuck through the back gate which backed onto a forest. He wrapped his arm around my waist.

"Where are you taking me?" I snuggled into his shoulder as well walked, the sun glistened through the trees. We walked in silence. We walked a little further until we reached a broken tree house beside a river. The broken wood had stripped itself away from the tree, the roof partially caving in.

"I wanted to show you this." He jumped up and pulled down the rope ladder. We clambered up and he pushed the door open. Inside was a mishmash of drawings, carvings on the tree and a small table.