It all started with a dirt road...

Chapter 4

Chases pov

I wake up to the sound of pounding on the front door. I carefully lay Kimberley's head on the pillow and throw on a shirt.

"Mrs. withers! it's the police open-" I open the door to see the sheriff and buddy his deputy.

"Chase"
"Sheriff..."

"Look boy is your mother home or not?" He asks stepping inside.

"I'm guessing not considering the truck ain't here." I say and close the door.

"Well we know about Charlie and we want to say it's okay...it was for self defense. and Kimberley's dad has been lookin for her. Make sure he don't find her chase. He's no good in these parts." he says while putting his hands on his hips.

"Yeah okay well if you don't mind I have work to do today." I say and walk towards the door to let them out.

"I think he wants some alone time with that pretty little one upstairs sheriff." his deputy says and the both of them erupt in laughter.

"Haha yeah I think it's time you get the hell out of my house." I say and slam the door open.

The sheriff walks towards me with a stern look and bends down till I can smell the beer from his breath.
"Look here boy. you watch your tongue with me." he says and walks out. I slam and lock the door and head back up stairs to see Kimberley fast asleep.

I look at the clock on my dresser and see that it's noon. I gently shake her shoulder and she squints her eyes at me.

Kimberley's pov.

"Mmmm five more minutes chase." I say and turn over.

"No can do sweetheart. time I showed you what your job around here is gonna be." he says and pulls the covers off me. I shiver at the slight breeze that hits my legs.

"Ugh I really don't like you right now chase." I say while walking towards his closet since he moved all my things to his room.

"What-"

"Shorts and a tank top." he says reading my mind. I look at him and poke my hip out.

"Now is this for work or for you to get a good glens of my ass and boobs?" I say while raising an eyebrow.

"Well both I guess." he says and makes the bed back up.

I just shake my head and grab the clothes and go take a quick showerc and put my hair in a side braid.

-out fit-
*white jean shorts*
*black tank*
*red and white checkered short sleeve unbuttoned shirt*
*cowgirl boots*

I walk out to see chase wasn't in the room.

"Chase?....chase..."

"BOO!"

"AHHHHHHH!" I turn around and hit chase.

"YOU DONT DO THAT SHIT!!" I say and cross my arms.

"Awe dar- sweetheart...don't be like that." he corrects himself and wraps his arms around me.

"Your such an ass." I say and pull away from him.

We walk out the back door and head to the barn that holds the horses.

"Your job will be with me since I don't trust any of the men here." he says and opens the door.

"There are twenty different horses. Ten show horses, ten workin ones." he says going into a separate room and I follow.

"Feed, brushes, hose, buckets,shampoo, medicine, saddles, and reignes." he says pointing to each objet as it leaves his mouth.

"You see that big red horse?" he asks. I look and see a huge reddish horse at the end of the barn.

"Never ever...ever try to ride him or wash him alone. ever." he says and his voice is so deep and stern that it sends chills down my spine.

"O-okay..." I say and get on with work.

Soon chase is telling me to finish up so we can go to the house.

I got bit twice today stepped on several times so chase helps me out now.

We walk in the house and he walks up to his mom and gives her a kiss on the cheek.

"Heard you caught a temper with the sheriff today." she says while taking the chicken out of the popping grease.

"I sure did momma you know I can't stand that man and then he brought up Kimberley and I just snapped."

I sat on the stairs and listened.

"Well if that girl is gonna start trouble round here then she can get the hell out of here!" she says while slamming her hand down on the counter.

I feel the tears spring to my eyes and I rush to chases room and run into his bathroom slamming the door.

"See momma now was that called for?" he asks and I hear his foot steps come up the wooden stepps.

"Kimy...please open the door?" he says.

"Why if all I do is cause trouble?" I say and pull my knees closer to my chest.

"No sweetheart please just open up." he says and I finally open the door and look up to see his worried blue eyes.

He pushes the hair behind my ears and wipes away the tears that have left my eyes.

"Don't cry kimy." he says and pulls me into a hug.

"I just feel so worthless all the damn time, I feel so alone." I sob into his chest.

"Shhh no your not worthless or alone, you know why?" He asks and I shake my head.

"Because I'm here for you beautiful. I'm not going to let you down okay." he says and presses his forehead to mine.

I sniffle and look into his baby blue orbs.

His eyes travel down to my lips and back to my eyes.

"Kiss me..." I whisper.

And he did exactly that.