Strip It Down

She's Here

We were in the airport waiting as they triple checked this plane... I saw jay talking to kelly. I sat there and Carter came over.

"Hey. Is kelly okay?" He asked.
"I don't know... I don't know if we are going to be okay."
"Hey you guys will. Don't think you guys are like jay and mike cause you aren't."
"It's just... I need my wife around man..."
"But y'all have a family now..."
"But even there she isn't there with me emotionally or mentally or physically. I'm not expecting our all nighters like they were all the time but Micheal... I can't keep fighting for a marriage that I'm the only one apart of..."
"She's been through a lot, and i know she still loves you she still looks at you the way she looked at you at that meet and greet...."
"How do you see that... I don't..."
"You aren't trying to see it man... you are looking for the bad because that's what you're use to anymore" he said. I sighed.

I heard kelly talking and she was getting closer. I looked up to see her phone out she must of been FaceTiming.

"Here's dada" She said turning the phone. Savannah and Dallas were laying on the floor on their play mats.
"There's my two favorite babies." I said.

Savannah cooed.

"Such a daddy's girl." Kelly said smiling.

"Can we see the boys?" Kelly asked turning the phone back to herself.
"Bo Tate!" Her dad yelled.

They came running to the phone. She was sitting next to me now with her head on my shoulder. I kissed her head and put my arm around her. Bo and Tate got on.

We talked to them until the flight was ready. The announced it and we said bye. I stood up.

"Well I'll see you when I get home darling." I said she stood up.
"I'll come..." she said.
"Kelly I don't want you to think you have too...."
"You're my husband I need to support you you've given up so much to take care of me I need to do this..."
"I'll go get a rental we will drive.."
"No it's ok just don't leave my side!" She said.

I kissed her.

"Never again"

******

Whenever we landed and got into the car I gave her a big kiss.

"I love you so much." I said.
"I love you too" She said snuggling in to me.
"Want to go to the hotel and take a nap?" I asked her.
"You wanted to go to the beach I thought."
"We have a week darling it'll happen. Besides I'm tired Dallas was a bear last night."
"Why didn't you wake me."
"You need your rest beautiful. I'm okay just want to go cuddle with my girl."

We got to the hotel and we got to the room. She FaceTimed as soon as I closed the door. She was on there for about 20 minutes. As soon as she was done she laid down on the bed. I went over and kissed her.

"Hungry?" I asked it was almost noon.
"I'm exhausted." She said.
"Okay let's nap and when we get up I'll order us something."
"We have dinner tonight though." She said.
"True... want me to go grab some snacks then we can nap?" I asked her. She laughed.
"You seem really hungry."
"I'm starving."
"Order lunch" She said sitting up.
"Are you sure?"
"I don't really want to listen to your stomach the whole time I'm trying to sleep." She said laughing.

*****

That evening it was 515. Kells and I walked down to the lobby. A limo was going to be here to pick the band and us up. She had a gorgeous light pink sundress on. I had on khaki shorts and a shirt sleeve button up white shirt. We got down there and everyone was hanging out waiting for us. I saw Carter and jay sitting on a bench talking. Kelly sighed.

"He didn't come...." she said.
"He's dead..." I said as I walked over. I held my hand out to jay.
"Come on let's go. Wanna be my new manager?" I asked laughing.
"Great another one." Carter said.

We walked outside and were all getting in the limo.

"Wait wait wait! I'm here!" I heard mike yelling. I turned to see him running through the lobby.

But running after his was her. It was emily.

My blood pressure sky rocketed. I let go of Kells hand. Jay was already in the limo thankfully.

He ran out and she caught up.

"TOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME MIKE! WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU BEING HER HERE?!" I screamed.
"Luke I... I don't know who I want...."
"IF YOU CHOOSE EMILY YOU ARE DEAD TO ME AND OUT OF MY LIFE AND OUT OF A JOB"

I stood there. People were staring. Jay got out of the car. She froze.

"Jaylee babe..." he said.
"You brought her here...."
"It's just Jaylee I don't know what I want..."
"Mike we are building a life together we are buying a house we have a dog we've talked about marriage and kids.... how can you not know. She screwed you if it wasn't for Luke you would've lost everything when you and her were together and what's she's done to kelly you always say kelly is like your little sister she has put kelly through hell and back...."

"But the 4 of us have so many memories together...." he said looking at Kells and I.

"And she brought back one of the worse parts of my life... and yeah you guys may have lost a kid together but that means nothing mike! Our kids know you as Uncle Mike and Aunt Jay! You lost your family whenever you were in college because you were into stuff and then Luke and the guys and everyone here became your family. You can't do this to Luke...." Kells said. I sighed.

He stood there looking back and fourth between emily and Jaylee.

"What happens if I pick neither?" He asked me.
"Mike... I'm not telling you to be unhappy. But I know which one of these girls makes you happy... and I'm sorry it's not Emily...."

"Did you sleep with her..." Jaylee asked him. He looked away. She went over and made him look at her.
"Did you!" She yelled.
"Yes...jay I'm so..." He was saying and jay slapped him across the face.

"Luke I'm going to pass on dinner. I need to be alone." She said walking away.

Mike stood there in shock... I looked at Emily.

"My mama raised me better than this but you are nothing but an ungrateful little whore." I said.
"Let's go darling" I said showing kelly to the limo.

She got in.

"And mike if I don't hear your decision by 9pm you can leave." I said and got in and we drove off.