What Happens In A Small Town

Chapter Fifteen

K E L S E Y

Laur looks at me after she finished sending the text on her phone "we are only pushing you like this because we love you"

I give her a look "what did you do?" 

She gives me an innocent smile "I texted Lina she's coming over here from Luke's bus... I haven't fully told her what it's about, she'll be here in a minute" 

I roll my eyes "fine but when she gets here will you explain it?? I don't really want to or have it in me to explain everything again?" 

She smiles "of course I will Kels"

I give her a small smile "thanks Laur"

Then there is a knock on the door "Kels, Laur? It's Caroline" I nod at Laur and she pulls Lina in the room and locks the door back.

Lina looks at me "so what is this about?" 

I give Lauren a nod and she starts talking "okay so you remember last summer me, you, Kels and Britt a pitcher of margaritas and Kels spilled about that ex of hers she still completely loved?"

Lina nods "Yeah, got the juicy details just not the juicy details we wanted" 

"alright them well it has to do with him" She sits down beside me "okay so whose ass am going to have to beat?" Laur and I chuckle as she continues "that's not necessary Lina... It's really not a bad thing Kels just being herself freaked out a little and locked herself in here"

Lina gives her a look "What? You know who he is now?" 

Laur nods at her "yeah she told me"

Lina grins "oh my god who the hell is it then?" I know Laur is stalling for dramatic effect but Lina is going to have a damn field day with this. Laur grins at her "BG" 

Lina's mouth drops open in shock or surprise or hell probably both. She turns to me "Oh my god!! Kels!! Seriously?" I bite my lip and nod at her "yes Lina... Seriously, that's the reason I wouldn't tell you who he was then"

Lina grins "well what the hell are you waiting for then Kels? Go jump his ass" I shake my head at her "I wish it was that simple Lina but it's not" she snorts "the hell it isn't..... Wait if BG was the guy you told us about, then are you the girl he writes about in his songs?"

I nod "yeah like I told Laur 98% of his songs are about me, it was just easier to let everyone think they were about Amber"

Lina gives me a look "ohhh does she know they ain't about her?" 

I nod answering her question "Yeah she knows, one time she told me the reason they didn't work out was that he wasn't over me...... That was a few years ago and we are actually best friends now"

Lina just looks at me for a moment " I still don't see the problem Kels" 

I sigh "the problem Lina is that I'm fucking scared okay?" 

She smiles "it's okay to be scared Kels but you can't let it rule you... You have to take a chance sometimes and just jump into it head first"

I sigh looking at her "I hear what you're saying Lina, I really do but what if something bad happens between us and it pushes him back in the bottle? I'm terrified I'm going to be the reason it happens and I can't be the one that puts him through that again"

Lina nods looking at me with a smile "Okay that is a valid fear but that is a what-if Kels, something that may never even happen, you can't base your choice on a what if..... You know how you feel about him and you can probably guess that he feels the same way about you, so just take the first step and talk to him, tell him, how you feel, tell him about your fears and work with it"

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Ohhh Caroline with those words of wisdom... Maybe she got through to our stubborn girl with them. Also if you would go and check out my other BG Story it's Called Daughter of an Outlaw.