What Happens In A Small Town

Chapter Eighteen

B R A N T L E Y 

I reach over and brush a piece of hair out of her face letting my hand rest on her face okay so now I see more where she's coming from "Kelsey... nothing is going to happen okay?" She stares into my eyes again "you don't know that B... it could" 

I give her a look "Woman would you listen to me for a second... Nothing is going to happen Kelsey"

She goes to say something but I give her a look "shush woman and let me talk" she rolls her eyes at  "fine go ahead"

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

She still looks uncertain as he bites her lip "I don't know B" 

I look her in the eyes being completely straight with her "Kels look me in the eye and tell me that you don't still feel it" she stares right back into my eyes not even hesitating to answer "I can't... 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"

I  grab both sides of her face looking her in the eye once again "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?"

Kelsey is quiet for a moment my eyes never leaving hers... I don't care what I have to do to show her that I want this, I want us. She has always been the one, the others where just me settling because I couldn't have her, the one that I really wanted, the one that has always had my heart. The girl sitting right in front of me.

"Okay B.... but just promise me something?" looking into her eyes, I know what she's asking, I could always read her like an open book just from her eyes. "Kelsey baby, I promise you, I am all in, I am not going anywhere"

K E L S E Y

I smile at him "okay B, I'm all in too, us against the world, right?" a smile slips onto his face "that's right baby girl" then he leans forward and does the one thing that I have wanted him to do since I first saw him again a month ago. He presses his lips against mine.

I don't even hesitate to kiss him back and wrap my arms around his neck pulling him closer to me and suddenly it's like I can breathe for the first time in a long time, everything is right in the world again.

B pulls back both of us breathing heavily his forehead resting against mine "Kelsey Nicole thank you for giving me a second chance here" I smile at him "Brantley Keith you are worth the chance, you've always been worth it, I was just scared and letting the fear control me"

"But baby you had nothing to be afraid of" I let out a chuckle "well I know that now B... What do you say we let the others figure it out before we say anything about us?"

He shakes his head with a chuckle "you are devious when wanna be baby girl... But if that's what you want to do then we'll do it... But you do realize the one person been are going have to tell is Mama?"

I laugh looking at him "Oh Lord yes because she finds out some other way she will tan both of our hides... So what do you say we go ahead and get that over with"

He chuckles and pulls his phone out and looks at me "how do we wanna do this? Call her or FaceTime?"

"FaceTime, she'll want actual proof" he nods agreeing with what I said "good point"

I lay my head over on his shoulder so I can see her too as he pulls up the contact info and presses the button to start the FaceTime call, it rings for a minute before Mama answers I smile at her "Hi Mama Becky"

She looks between us "what's going on you two?" 

B smiles at her "just wanted to talk to you for a few minutes" I roll my eyes looking over at him then back to Mama Becky "we have something to tell you Mama  Becky and you are the first to know"

Mama glances between us for a moment before a smile breaks out in her face "oh it's about damn time" B and I look at her for a second, you know it's serious when Mama B cusses.

B looks at her "we didn't even tell you yet"

She shakes her head with a smile  "you didn't have to, I can see the difference then when I saw y'all together a month ago and I am so happy for you two, I better go I'm having dinner with your mama Kelsey Nicole, I'll be sure and pass the good news on to her for you"

"Love you Mama" B and I tell her at the same time she smiles "I love you both" we end the call.

I grin at him "Well that's done and Mama Becky knows she will tell my mama and mama will tell daddy who will probably tell Kasey so I'm going to get some phone calls here in the next little bit" B laughs and I can't help the smile that slips on my face looking at my boyfriend, god that feels good to say or well, in this case, think again my boyfriend.

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Ahhh yes, it happened the long-awaited reunion of BG and Kelsey. Kels finally decided to listen to what everyone else was telling her XD.