Chapter 9

Oh no, I can't believe I like him, I really can't. I have to talk to someone about this, I would talk to Becky, but she's too young…Then again she is mature. Then there's Claire, but she'll tell Chris, and man would he be pissed…Aw, wait…I'm not one for getting womanly advice…What about Barry!? Yes, I'll ask him about it at the BBQ, he's great at advice giving…Yes, I'll do that…

"Right, ready now Brad, let's go do something, and Barry aren't you meant to be home helping ya wife with your BBQ you're having'!?" Forest had already stood up as he looked as bored as hell.

Yeah, yeah. Just wanted to see Jill's reaction to Brad. Haha.

"Yeah, gees, wanting to get rid of that desperately? Right then I'm off, okay. Seeya." Barry stood up and walked out of the room and out the front door after the others said goodbye.

"Right, so what we doing?" Joseph looked around the room.

"Well, we could go up town?" Chris looked over at Joseph, and then quickly glanced over at Brad, he wanted to apologise, but it wasn't him…Either way, he had to.

Everyone decided that it would be cool to go up town, as Jill needed to get some stuff, and the others just wanted to browse, and hopefully help Jill fit into some cloths or something. They all left the house, Brad leaving behind them as he had to lock the door and switch of all the lights. As they walked down the road towards town, Chris started to walk closer to Brad; he tapped his shoulder, trying to make it so none the others noticed.

"Look, man, I'm sorry about the other night, okay…I was drunk and well I should stop being such a dick to you." Chris was looking at Brad with a look of shame on his face.

"Hey, it's okay…I was drunk too, and well sorry for punching you in the stomach."

"Yeah, Brad I gotta tell you, you pack quite a punch…"

"Heh and you don't!?" Brad smiled at Chris and Chris laughed, the two of them were okay with each other for once.

Wow! He's being serious too! So many weird things happening, never know whether at the moment things are good or bad though…Ah well. At least Chris is off my back.

For a couple of hours the lot of them all went around the town, looking inside various shops for random bits and bobs. Jill and Becky going inside cloths shops and showing their rarely seen girly sides. It was half four and after a sit inside the café they decided to set off to Barry's house for the BBQ.

Finally, I can ask Barry some advice about all this…

A smile appeared on Jill's face as they approached the door to his gentle seeming family home.

"Haha, what's wrong with you and older men, ey? First Brad now…"

Before Edward could finish his sentence Jill had already butted in telling him to shut up. A look of confusion appeared on Brad's face.

Now this is weird…Some damn weird things have been happening lately…

"What?" Brad finally raised his head in attention and Jill just started squirming, chanting "nothing, nothing!" to Brad. The others laughed and knocked on Barry's door. He answered the door.

"Hello! Come right in, the party is only just starting!" Barry let out a little laugh and his two daughters just peered out from behind him, looking very shy and embarrassed by their dad.

"Okay, Moira, Polly, these are daddy's friends from work okay, they are coming over for the BBQ, alright..." he smiled at his two daughters and told them to go see their mother.

"Hey, Kathy is in the kitchen by the way, Forest you bring your girlfriend, and Kenneth?"

"No, the wife is still ill."

"No, last night me and her had abit of a fall out when I came home pissed outta my head and smelling of smoke…CHRIS." Forest and Kenneth both were looking down to the floor. Not such good reasons for not bringing their other halves.

"Look, y'all go out to the garden, I'll go get some beers alright." Barry signaled towards the backdoor and everyone followed it to go outside, but Jill didn't she stopped in front of Barry.

"Look, Barry I need to speak with you about something…Okay? I just thought you were the wisest of my friends…And I need some well…Guy advice."

"What's up Jill?" He gave a light smile and out his hand on her shoulder.

"Well, I really like this guy…But I don't think he's right for me."

"Aw, well tell me who, come on I'm sure he's alright, it Chris?"

"Urm…Well no…It's…its Brad…I really like him…"

"Thought so…" he hung his head down…and then stroked his beard and looked up at her.

"Well, it sounds like a "fan girl" crush if you ask me. Jill, talk to him about it."

"Wait, so what about age difference and how he's like the "chicken" and stuff?"

"It's your own decision Jill, but be careful. I have known Brad for a lot of years. He can be very, VERY stupid. The guy has urm…" Barry then lowered his voice "suicidal tendencies…The guy gets his hopes shattered…And well, he's not as strong as the rest of us…"

"Oh…"

But I like him…Oh, what do I do…It's weird to ask him out…

WoweeGee! Thanks for the reviews peeps, and don't worry I haven't decided about Brad and Jill together yet, oh and this is just a quick chapter by the way, I just wanna hear my sis read it out, she's really funny when she reads these out. D