Part Four: RED
'Cause all I know is we said, "Hello."
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
You'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
It's been four years, four of the most incredible and rewarding years that I've ever had in my life. I missed my family like crazy, and I missed Karlie like mad. Every time I saw something cute like a new outfit or a new style I wanted to call her and tell her, but we hadn't spoken much since her grandmothers funeral so that made communication between us all slightly more difficult. But today is the day that I begin my adult career. I'm moving home for a few months until I can save enough money for an apartment. The ride back to Nashville is quiet and that's how I've come to enjoy it. The drive takes me four hours as I stop here, there and everywhere and enjoy living somewhere different but the pull of home is strong and I can't wait to be back home. Walking in the door I'm met by mom and Austin who is home for his first set of holidays. He's in college but studies further away than me so it's harder for him to come home. "Honey, I'm so glad you're home." I nod and hug her close remembering how she smells and how I'm so grateful to be home. "I'm glad too mom, where are dad and Austin?" Mom glances at me,
"They are out fishing, I have a coffee date at Maggie's place in half an hour so I'll need to love you and leave you." I nod and look around,
"That's fine, I know that you're busy and all so just leave me here, I'll be fine. Might even go and grab a coffee or something." Mom nods at me,
"You should go to Electric, it's a bar but they do great hot drinks so try that out." I nod to myself and mom leaves the house. As I leave I grab a set of spare keys to get back in, running to my car I start the car and follow the directions mom gave me to Electric. I see that no one is around but I can see it's open, as I walk in I notice that the place smells familiar to me somehow. Walking up to the bar I tap my fingers and a figure walks towards me, suddenly it all makes sense, the smell of the place and as I look up I see a set of familiar green eyes, my green eyes. "Karlie..." I breathe.
And I said,
Stay, stay, stay.
I've been lovin' you for quite some time, time, time.
You think that it's funny when I'm mad, mad, mad.
But I think that it's best if we both stay.
After I run into Karlie at the bar and she informs me that she owns the bar and runs an alcohol company out of the upstairs room, it's a two room place but she only uses the one room. I nod and she makes me a coffee, just the way I like it with a little foam and two sugars. But then out of the blue Karlie says, "it's been ages since I've seen you and my staff are coming in soon. Wanna grab dinner?" my jaw almost drops but I save it.
"Sure, what time?" I question looking at her, she glances down at her watch and then towards the door as if waiting for something and the moment the clock strikes 3.00pm she motions to the door and a person walks through. "How about right now?" I look at her as the woman comes towards the bar and drops her things down. "I'm here boss I'm going to do a restock until Amy arrives..." she then looks over at me and nods, "who is the hottie?" to which Karlie comes closer and wraps her arm around me and the woman's eyes lift. "She's with me Jo. Jo this is Taylor and Taylor this is Jo my head barmaid." Jo's eyes get really big and she gasps but quickly leaves as Amy I assume comes through the door. That's when Karlie nods and grabs her wallet from behind the bar, "ready to go?" The dinner goes well and we're heading back to Karlie's to have a drink before she drives me home. But five shots later and a few wines and I'm in no state to drive and neither is Karlie. I message my mom telling her not to wait up and that I'll be with Karlie, she doesn't sound shocked but she accepts my decision none the less.
Ooh ooh he's talking crazy
Ooh ooh dancing with me
Ooh ooh we could get married
Have ten kids and teach them how to dream
"Where did you see us four years ago?" Karlie questions as we lie on separate sides of Karlie's large queen sized bed. I stare at her from the left side of the bed nearest the window and Karlie looks at me and says, "us. Where were we four years ago? Before college and the madness. Where were we?" I look at her and then roll to my back and stare up at the roof.
"I guess we were every other high school couple, we had dreams of you staying here and opening your own bar/club and I wanted to be an architect which I did. So I guess that the only thing we could see was being together forever. We loved each other that much. I think sometimes I have even pictured our kids, but that wasn't for a few more years." I state and Karlie rolls towards me, her ears pricked at the concept of kids together. "That was what I dreamed of for us, two children maybe three if we decided we enjoyed them. The whole plan in my head was for a boy and a girl with the girl first and if we had three kids I'd want two boys first and then a girl. But that was just a dream..." Karlie quickly rambles off and that's when I can't help myself and I sit up and quickly work to straddle Karlie, leaning down I kiss her lips tenderly not stopping when I feel her smack my ass like we are eighteen again. "Wow!" I state as we pull back and Karlie nods, "That's for sure."
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Kaylor Family One-Shots
FanfictionA bunch of different Kaylor Family One-Shots but there will also be plain One-Shots written in here too, not all will have a family aspect. Some are AU and there are several mini-series also included.
