What Happens In A Small Town

Chapter Seventeen

K E L S E Y

You can do this Kels even though I am so not ready for this conversation but I know it needs to happen, I blow out a breath as I see B walk into the room looking at me like did you really expect that to work for long?

I roll my eyes "don't give me that look B... I just needed a minute" he shoots that damn smirk at me "longest damn minute I've ever seen" I roll my eyes boys lucky I don't have anything to throw at his ass.

"shut up B"

He gives me a look "we do need to talk though Kels" I nod at him "I know" he takes a seat on the couch that's back here, he turns facing me as I look into those gorgeous clear green eyes of his with a smile on my face. 

B chuckles "what are you smilin' at?" 

"You... this is the first time I've seen your eyes this clear in a long ass time and I am so proud of you and everything that you've accomplished, I've always known you would be something with your music, but you never believed me and look at you now"

He nods smiling at me "yeah you were right, you always believed in me... even when I didn't deserve for you too"

It's my turn to give him a look "Brantley Keith don't talk like that I have always believed in you because you've always deserved it and so much more"

"We should have had this talk a long time ago bringing me to this next part... why have you been avoiding me?" 

I sigh "B... it's not that I've been avoiding you" He gives me a look "really? Almost every time I try and talk to you, you make some excuse to not be left alone with me.... That sounds like avoiding to me"

I bite my lip for a moment before looking back into his eyes "its not that I've been avoiding you B, It's more I didn't trust myself alone with you because my self-control is like almost non-existent always has been when it came to you"

He smirks at me "really now darlin?" 

I roll my eyes "I regret saying that out loud now, gave you more of an ego boost than you needed" he just keeps smirking at me "well you can't take it back now I'm afraid darlin"

I shove his shoulder playfully. "We really should have talked a while ago but the one thing that always stopped me trying is that I was afraid that if something happened that I would lose you to it again... And I couldn't do that to you again, so I just stayed away thought it would be better that way"

He reaches over and brushes a piece of hair out of my face letting his hand rest on my face "Kelsey... nothing is going to happen okay?" I look into his eyes again "you don't know that B... it could" 

He gives me a look "Woman would you listen to me for a second.... Nothing is going to happen Kelsey"

I go to open my mouth but B gives me a look "shush woman and let me talk" I roll my eyes at his words "fine go ahead"

He crouches down in front of me to where we are eye level with each other his hand still gently resting on my face "Kelsey stop overthinking this and just take a chance, baby be crazy and take a chance on us again"

I bite my lip looking at him "I don't know B"

He sighs holding eye contact with me "Kels look next in the eye and tell me that you don't still feel it" I am looking into his eyes "I cant... Because I would be lying if I said I didn't feel it too..... But I'm scared B, I don't want to lose you again"

He grabs both sides of my face "baby girl I'm right here and I'm not going anywhere, you're not going to lose me again Kelsey... So what do you say darlin us against the world? Just the way it should be?"

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Ohhhh couldn't resist the cliff hanger, you think our girl is going to give in or continue to be stubborn?? Yes, I had to quote Baby Be Crazy it was too good of an opportunity to pass up.