Mine

Chapter Ten "Too much fun?"

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my made up characters!

Friday, January 27th

"I know you're not exactly happy with the situation but please don't be mad." I pleaded with Kit. Today was the day of the Luke Bryan concert and Kit was less than pleased that I was going with Joe but wasn't going to stop me.

"I'm not mad, Molly." Kit sighed and I heard the frustration in his voice, contradicting what he was saying. "I just worry about his motives."

I laughed in disbelief. "His motives? He has no motives, Kit, just being nice and friendly." I ran my brush through my hair one more time.

Kit snorted. "All men have motives."

I raised my eyebrow even though he couldn't see me over the phone. "Oh yeah, what's your motives then, Mr. Ely?"

"To keep the prettiest girl in world as mine." Kit said and I grinned. "And that's making sure no lame English-riding guy steals her."

"Kit!" I scolded him but laughed. "Joe is not trying to steal me. If it makes you feel any better, two of his friends are coming so we won't be alone."

"Are they male?" I laughed again at his tone—slightly jealous and a bit pouty.

"Only one. The other is his wife of two years."

Kit groaned. "Sounds like a double date."

"Kit," I started with a reprimanding tone. "He knows you and I are together, that we are happy, and I am not looking for someone else. I've made that clear."

"If you say so Molly." Kit paused. "Just promise me that if it gets weird, if it feels weird, you'll get out of there. Don't put yourself in a bad situation."

"I promise." I replied seriously. I knew he was worried but Joe was a good guy who had no ill intentions towards me or Kit. I heard a knock at the door. "I have to go, okay? He's here."

"Take lots of pictures." Kit said. "Of the concert, not Joe." He added quickly.

I laughed. "I will text you as soon as it's over."

"Have fun." We hung up and I answered the door. Joe's appearance was...different.

"Are those cowboy boots?" I laughed at his outfit. He was dressed in jeans, a white t-shirt, and boots. He grinned at me.

"It's a country concert, Molly, everyone wears boots." I rolled my eyes and looked down at my own outfit. Jeans, flannel shirt over a cami, and…boots.

"Fair enough." I answered. I was in "my" old apartment instead of at Mac's house. He was staying over at Maxine and Luke's tonight so I could go. He encouraged me to have a lot of fun and enjoy my first concert.

"Ready to go?" He asked and I nodded, shutting the door. I followed him down to his Jeep where his friends were. "This is Alicia and Matt. I met them both in college and we've been buddies ever since."

"Nice to meet you." I shook both of their hands. Matt was about the same height as Joe but slightly heavier, with blonde hair while Alicia was shorter than I was and had red hair with the greenest eyes I'd ever seen.

"It's great to meet you, Joe talks about your lessons all the time." Matt grinned at Joe and I felt a twinge of uneasiness but I just smiled politely to cover it up.

Then we were on our way to the concert. I couldn't wait.

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Kit POV

"I cannot believe you're letting Molly go to a freaking concert with this dude. I mean are you trying to give her away?" Jason asked incredulously. I shook my head as we sat at the bar. I could see the other guys. Some were playing pool, talking to girls, drinking…I was being lectured by my best friend.

"I didn't want to disappoint her, okay? She just sounded so damn happy. She's never been to one and he offered to take her to one of her favorite singers. I was in a hard place." I replied, a bit irritated. I rolled my shoulders trying to get them to relax.

"Kit, I understand you didn't want to disappoint her but I mean…damn. You and I both know damn well he has feelings for her. I mean he came to Southern California to watch her show, he like, followed her there! She's been talking more about him lately hasn't she?"

"She talks about all her students." I shrugged and tried to rid myself of the feeling Jason was giving me. I trusted Molly. She wouldn't cheat on me.

"Yeah well it's different when it's her thirteen year olds and her eight year olds or the seventy or sixty-year-old woman. It's different when she's talking about a young guy around her age."

My brows raised up. "Are you implying that Molly would be unfaithful?"

Jason was shocked. "No! No not at all…it's him I'm worried about. Molly is so unexperienced with dating or guys and their moves. He could be making a move on her but she has no idea because she's never dated before! You and her went on one date, started talking like day and night and then boom you're dating."

I shook my head again. "She may not be too experienced but almost every girl knows when a move is being made on her. It's like their intuition. Molly would stop him in his tracks if he tried anything." I said confidently as I took another drink of my beer.

"For both of your sakes, I hope so." Jason muttered, turning towards the TV that had sports on.

…..

Molly's POV

The stadium rocked with country music, lights, and dancing people. The opener was still playing but yet it was so hyped up in here. Alicia leaned over from where she stood. "How are you liking your first concert?" She had to shout to be heard.

"I love it!" I shouted back. I motioned towards the stage. "They're really good!"

"Wait until LB comes on! You will be amazed. And in love." She laughed. I smiled back at her. Alicia seemed pretty nice. I was so glad it wasn't just Joe and I here together, it made it nice that other people were here. "Hey, run to the bathroom with me, will you? I don't want to get lost in this crowd by myself."

"Sure." I followed her down towards where the restrooms are, trying to avoid hitting anyone.

"So Joe seems to really think highly of you." Alicia said as it got quieter once we left the stadium.

My cheeks heated up. "That's great to hear. I hope all my students think highly of me. I'm just starting out so it's all new for me."

Alicia nodded. "I don't know how you or Joe do it. Horses are so big and scary. He told Matt and me that you used to barrel race. I've seen that on TV and I officially think you're both crazy. He jumps and you barrel race." She laughed and I knew she was teasing me.

"I've been around and on horses since before I could walk. I think if you're introduced when you're young and you have a good experience, you'll love them forever." The line for the bathrooms was so long.

"I did have a bad experience at the fair once. Never again did I ever ride a pony." I chuckled at Alicia's response. This was actually very common. "I just now prefer to ride bikes. Or hike. You should come with us sometime when we hike. Nevada is beautiful."

I smiled. "It sounds like fun." It did sound fun but I wasn't going to commit to anything with everything going on. We finally got to the bathroom and when we came out, the guys were there.

"We're getting drinks; you want anything?" Joe asked me and I shook my head. "Come with me. Alicia and Matt can go back to our seats."

I followed him through the crowd, grabbing onto his arm at one point to keep track of him. People were everywhere. "It's the break before Luke comes on so everyone is running to the bathroom, to get drinks, shirts, everything. Here, take my hand." Suddenly my hand was in his and his was incredibly warm. I wanted to protest but I also didn't want to lose him in the crowd. Surely he was just holding onto me so we wouldn't lose each other.

We got the drinks—a beer each for Matt and Joe, and a Margarita for Alicia—and started to head back. Joe stopped us by the merchandise stand. "Molly, let's get you a shirt to remember you first concert experience!"

"I can't." I said a bit embarrassed. "I only brought thirty dollars and I've already spent that getting Kit a shirt and my drink."

Joe rolled his eyes. "Molly, I'll buy it for you. Think of it as a thank you for the great lessons."

I blushed. "But you brought me to the concert. That's a pretty big thank you. And you pay me for those lessons, remember? That's all the thanks I need."

Joe nudged me forward. "Pick a shirt out. I'm buying it for you." He said it firmly, with no room for any further arguments. I sighed and looked at the shirts. I finally picked one and he purchased it, handing it to me.

"Thank you for this. You didn't have to buy it." I told him as we walked back to our seats. I had ended up picking a shirt with the lyrics "Baby, you can crash my party anytime" from his song "Crash My Party". I loved that song. But I was still really uncomfortable with the fact that Joe bought it for me.

"It's not a problem, Molly. I want you to remember your first concert experience. The shirt will help." Joe helped me manage through the crowd and we were back with Alicia and Matt. I handed her drink to her and sat down beside her. The crew was still setting up for Luke and so the only sounds that filled the place was people talking.

I pulled out my phone to check if Maxine had texted or if Kit had.

A text from Maxine read: Hope you're having fun! Mac says you better be enjoying yourself! Take lots of pictures for us! Please text me when you get home so I know you made it okay.

I smiled and texted her to let her know I was having fun—we were just waiting for Luke Bryan to come on.

Kit's text read: Hope you're enjoying the show, Mol. I miss you.

My heart squeezed a little at his text. I missed Kit too. It had been a month since we had saw each other. He wasn't riding in any local rodeos soon and with the Mac situation, it was out of the question to visit him. I'd have to wait for him to come to Darton…which could be months away.

Nate had sent a text too. It read: I can't believe you're at a Luke Bryan concert without me! I feel betrayed :(

I laughed and shook my head.

Joe leaned over and bumped my shoulder. "Kit texting?"

I tried to smiled happily. "Yeah, just hoping I'm enjoying myself. Maxine texted too—Mac demands that I better be having fun." I laughed at that one and Joe grinned.

"He knows you need some fun in your life." Joe chuckled and I frowned.

"I have fun." I protested and Joe shook his head.

"Working does not equal fun."

"But I love my job. I get to be around people and horses all day long. What could be better?" I argued. Joe just kept grinning.

"But what do you do besides that Molly? You don't get out. You don't go anywhere."

"I've been all over the United States since I was a baby." I reminded him a bit firmly. "Staying put doesn't seem so bad to me."

Joe nodded in acknowledgment. "True...but there's things to do around Darton. Hiking, riding, a pretty cool library, Clara's—have you ever been to Clara's?"

"What is Clara's?" I asked with my brows raised.

Joe nearly gasped. "You've never been to Clara's. Oh my goodness, we're going sometime this week. You need to taste Clara's food immediately. It's a diner. The most amazing fries and upside down pineapple cake."

I laughed. "And this is like a sin that I haven't been there?"

"Yes, you're a sinner. What will I do with you?" He said and our eyes met. His gaze held mine and I saw things I didn't believe—or want to believe. I looked away as music started to play.

"Oh my God. It's Luke Bryan." I gasped. They all laughed. The crowd yelled and shouted as "That's my kind of night" started to play. Alicia started dancing and dragged me up with her.

"Dance with me!" She shouted and I kind of swayed side-to-side at first. She shook her head and danced. After a few songs, I got more comfortable. I know I looked nowhere as good as she did as she danced but I just felt the music and danced to it.

"You got your hands up, you're rocking in my truck, you got the radio on, you're singing every song. I'm set on cruise control…." He sounded so good in person it was amazing. "…all I know is I don't want this night to end."

Me either, I thought to myself as lights flashed and I listened to his voice. "I love this song!" I said to Joe as "Crash my party" came on. He smiled and brought his phone out.

"Smile, Molly, let's get a picture." I stood next to him and smiled up at his phone as he snapped the picture. When he put it away, he stayed close to me. I stepped a bit away to give us distance.

"Ain't a spot downtown that's rocking the way you rock me…" I could hear Joe singing. "Ain't a bar that can make me buzz the way that you do, I could be on the front row of the best show, look down and see your face on my phone and I'm gone…"

"Baby, you can crash my party anytime…" I sang along with Joe as Luke sang the song I loved. We grinned at each other and danced to the song. For once, I didn't notice how close he was.

"Baby, you can crash my party anytimeeee…." I sang loudly as the song came to an end. I laughed at myself and Joe as a few people turned to stare at us. I didn't care as much as I thought I would. I was having too much fun.

We snapped photos between dancing and Alicia and I were swapping phones to take pictures with each other. I tried to remember to get some pictures of the concert too, for Kit and Maxine.

"Checking gates, fixing fence rows – that's how my story goes. If you want to know the real me, just turn the page in my dirt road diary. It's right there for you to see, every kiss, every beer, every cotton field memory. Tan legs and some Dixie Land delight, ridin' round, windows down on a summer night. I was there, and that was me. It's right here in my dirt road diary…" As Luke sang his song, "Dirt Road Diary". It reminded me so much of Kit that I recorded it for him—I'd have to play it for him later.

When the last song came on—Country girl, shake it for me, one of his best songs—Alicia dragged me into dancing with her. We weren't the only ones. Everyone in the stadium was up and dancing, especially the girls.

As I shook my hips next to Alicia, I noticed Joe filming us. I laughed in embarrassment and shoved my hand over his phone. "Don't film this!"

"I have to—it's the only way I can prove how much fun you're having!" Joe grinned and I shook my head, switching to the other side of Alicia so he couldn't see me.

When the concert ended, I watched as people piled out in droves. Joe insisted that we sit and wait for people to leave. "It's going to be a mess and we'll most certainly lose track of each other. Plus, the parking lot is probably a nightmare right now, we'll wait about ten, fifteen minutes."

I listened with my eyes closed as they talked and country music played out of the speakers. God, I was exhausted. I had been singing and dancing all night. I would be lucky if I'd have a voice tomorrow. I was glad I had asked Katie for tomorrow off too. Mac would be at Maxine's too so I was totally sleeping in. A glance at my phone told me it was already close to midnight.

I texted Kit. Concert is over. Waiting for crowd to clear. IT WAS AMAZING. Thank you so much for letting me come. You're such a good boyfriend.

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Kit POV

I pulled my phone out of my pocket when it buzzed. It was Molly. I looked over at Jason with a smug look. "See, they're getting ready to leave and nothing happened."

Jason shook his head, downing the rest of his beer. "I just think you should draw the line with this, Kit. It could end badly for both of you."

I sighed. "Jason, I don't want to be controlling. I can't tell Molly who she can be friends with."

"It's not controlling if you tell her you're uncomfortable with it. That's leaving it up to her, to make the choice of whether she'll drop it so you're not uncomfortable or keep it going…and if she does, then maybe it's more than it needs to be. Molly might not understand what lines are there to cross. Or where the lines are. She's inexperienced."

I shook my head. "Jason, I trust her. That's it."

Jason backed off. "Whatever you say. I care about you both, don't want to see either of you get hurt."

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Molly POV Saturday, January 28th

I stretched lazily with a smile on my face as the sunlight shone past the curtains. I rolled over and grabbed my phone off the nightstand. I almost gasped when I read the time. It was almost eleven am! Wow, I must have really been tired.

I frowned when I noticed I had no texts from Kit. I had texted him last night before I went to sleep but he had never texted back. That was unusual. The next thing I noticed was that I was tagged on Facebook by Joe. I barely used my Facebook that the girls had made me and only had Kit and his family, my students, Lynn, Jason, Katie, and Dr. Scott on there.

I opened up the app and gasped in horror as I realized what Joe had tagged me in. The Luke Bryan song sounded different as it played but I recognized myself dancing to the song and the way I swung my hair. He had uploaded it to Facebook. I felt even more embarrassed as I read the comments.

"Who's the hot chick, Joe? New girlfriend?" "Hot Damn!" "Let us all thank Luke Bryan for that song." "That country girl sure can shake it for you, Joe!"

I got out of bed and showered, going through the motions robotically. I rushed out of the apartment and down to the barn office, where I knew Katie would be. She looked up as the door swung open. Her lips turned up in a smirk. "Hey there party girl, got in late last night didn't you?"

"Did you see this?" I shoved the phone towards her, a bit panicked. Katie glanced at it for a second and I knew she had. She winced.

"Yeah, I saw it this morning while I was having my coffee. Nice of Joe, huh?"

I sat down in the chair and frowned. "Kit never texted me back last night and I've heard nothing from him this morning. What if he's angry about the video? I told Joe not to film me dancing!"

Katie smiled sympathetically. "Molly, I'm sure Kit is fine. Why don't you call him and see? You'll worry yourself just sitting here."

I nodded. "You're right. I'll do it now. Do you want me to do anything?"

Katie shook her head. "It's your day off, remember? Why don't you take Honor out for a ride?"

Unease filled me. I got up quickly. "No—I don't think that's a good idea. She needs to recover a bit more before that."

"Mol—" I left the office before Katie could even finish her sentence.

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Kit POV

"Your girlfriend hanging out with other men, Ely?" Justin, a competitor and friend, sat his phone down on the table between us. He had just shown me the video of Molly dancing at the concert. And the comments on the video. I took a sip of my hot coffee and mulled over what I was going to say to him.

"My girlfriend went to a concert with a friend of hers." I shrugged, trying to act as if the video didn't bother me at all. "She really loves Luke Bryan."

Justin whistled under his breath. "No way I'd be letting my girlfriend go to a concert with another guy. If I ever kept one, that is. Just asking for trouble."

I sighed feeling another lecture just like Jason's coming on. I shook my head in irritation. "I trust her. She's not a sleeping around kind of girl, she's a person who commits and couldn't be unfaithful."

Some little nagging voice in my head asked how did I really know that when I was Molly's first boyfriend but I ignored it. Molly was a sweet girl. The same girl I had walked in the moonlight with on the beach that week, the girl who opened up to me about her dreams, her future, who believed in me enough to come to Darton, to leave everything she'd ever known. She believed in us enough to be comfortable with me going away to compete.

My phone buzzed and I saw it was Molly. I threw a few bills on the table. "Excuse me."

…

Molly POV

"Kit." I breathed a sigh of relief as he answered. "I was worried. You haven't texted me or anything since last night….is everything okay? Are you upset?"

Silence for a moment. My heart dropped. "I can't say I'm not a little upset about the video and the comments below…but I trust you, Molly. I just haven't texted because I wanted to allow you to sleep in as long as you wanted. It's going to be your only true day off for a while."

I nodded for some stupid reason. Then I remembered he couldn't see me. "Yeah, I'm, um, pretty mad at Joe. I haven't talked to him yet but I'm going to make him take down the video. I know he was recording us last night." I scoffed a bit angrily. "And to post it on Facebook…"

"You looked good. Made me a little jealous." Kit said, with a touch of teasing in his tone. I smiled.

"Nothing to be jealous about, Kit. There's nothing there for us." I reminded him.

"No, I know that. But he and all those guys got to see you dance like that…that's what I'm jealous of Molly. You're so beautiful…and I miss you. I want to hold you and kiss you and feel you in my arms." Kit sighed. "Now I know why guys say it's hard to keep a relationship going on the road."

Mild panic stirred inside me and I felt cold. "But they can work. Just look at Jason and Lynn. They've made it over four years now."

"Calm down, Mol. I don't mean to say that I don't think we can't work out. I'm just saying it's hard. Are you okay? How are you feeling?"

Tears filled my eyes. "I mean…it's hard. I'm not gonna lie but I have work to keep me busy and your family is great. So is Katie. And now with Mac. I mean I'm sure that will keep me more than busy until I see you again. We can make it work if we both want to."

"Well I sure want to." I could hear the smile in Kit's voice. There were voices on his end of the line. "I gotta go, Molly, but I'll call you later okay?"

"Okay, bye." I sat the phone down and walked out to the pasture Honor was in. She lifted her head and walked over to me, nuzzling my hands. "Sorry, I didn't bring any treats with me, girl."

I rubbed her neck and leaned against her. She let out a breath as if it was a sigh. "I know I haven't been spending much time with you, sweetheart, but I'll try to see you more. It's just with Mac…and lessons…" I trailed off. Honor wouldn't understand why I wasn't seeing her as much. I'd just have to make more time. More time in a schedule that didn't allow more time.

…..

"Heels down, Tia. That's it!" I called out to Tia Geller, Hope's mother. She had come to me today, stopping to ask if she could take a few lessons.

"I want to be able to ride with Hope. I used to, years ago, but I'm rusty. I know Hope would love it if we could ride out together. She's always wanted that." Tia had said and even though it was my day off, I offered her a lesson right there and then. She was one of my only Western students so far. "I know Hope loves English and jumping but I'm a Western, trail ride type of person."

It was nice to have a Western lesson for once. And I loved how she wanted to be closer with her daughter and ride together. It was bittersweet to me though, seeing as how my mother—whoever she is—and I would never to get to do that because of her selfish decision to leave me. I used to ride together with my dad but that was out the window with how he felt about me and Kit.

I shook the depressing thoughts of out my head and focused on Tia's lesson. She was a good rider, you could tell she was a natural, but a little rusty like she said. A movement caught my eye by the arena door. It was Joe. Anger sparked inside me and I ignored him.

"That was a great lesson, Tia. I don't see any issues for you ahead, I believe you'll be riding together with Hope in no time. If Saturdays work for you as well, we can continue on the weekends."

She smiled brightly as she dismounted. "That would be great. Riding was great. I can't wait to continue. Saturdays are much better because Hope is out with her Dad, having their dad/daughter day together."

"That's so sweet." I said, feeling an ache in my chest. Tia nodded.

"It really is. Hope and her dad are really close, I usually just get housework or something done but it just hit me today that I could start lessons. Thank you for doing this on such a short notice. You were a great instructor. I can really see why the girls love you."

Any sadness or anger I was feeling left me at her words. "They mean the world to me, being some of my first students. They're all such great girls."

"Let's walk to the stables and get Peach settled." I walked along with her towards the barn and after a moment, Tia cleared her throat.

"So…you seemed a little distressed when I came to the barn…is everything okay?"

I tried to smile but it wobbled. Tia immediately stopped Peach and turned to me with concern. "Molly?"

I blinked hard a couple of times to fight back the tears. "I'm sorry, it's just…I'm sorry I shouldn't be talking to you about personal things. You're a student of mine and a student's parent."

Tia frowned. "Don't worry about that at all, Molly. I'm here for you if you need to talk, don't even think of me as a student, think of me as a friend."

"There's this video—"

"From the Luke Bryan concert?" Tia asked and I raised my eyebrows. She smiled slightly. "It was on Hope's newsfeed and she got so excited about seeing you dance and have fun."

I groaned. "I am so sorry about the video. It was never supposed to be posted to Facebook." I was even angrier at Joe. My student's parents were seeing it too!

"Molly, it's okay. You're over eighteen, you're allowed to have fun. Plus, I've seen way worse from girls younger than you." Tia reassured me. "But is this what has you distressed?"

I nodded. "I'm just so embarrassed about it. My boyfriend, Kit—the rodeo rider, he let me go with Joe, another student and friend, but then Joe posted that video for everyone to see and it's just terrible. Both personally and professionally. I mean I have my students and my boss on there. His friends were commenting about how hot it was and then Kit wasn't answering me…" I felt the tears coming again. "I've never been in a relationship so I don't know what lines there are and when I've crossed them but I feel like last night, that video, crossed the line."

Tia hugged me gently. "Oh sweetheart, I understand that. It's all new. Is Kit angry with you?"

"No, he's not, which really speaks to the great guy he is. He trusts me. He's not happy with the video but he trusts me." I swiped at my eyes quickly.

"And you feel like Joe kind of violated your friendship by posting the video too?" Tia asked softly. I nodded again.

"Yes. I was having fun last night, I was in the moment. But I also need to be careful about what is posted about me and how I act in public. I'm a role model for my students, I want to be a good one. My dad—" I cut off but managed to keep going. "He instilled morals and values in me, made sure even though I grew up around the rodeo that I had good role models to look up to, that I grew up good. I want to give those same values and be a good role model for my students."

I took a deep breath. "And I feel like I'm all mixed up here but back to the relationship thing—I don't have anyone to guide me. I grew up without a mother to teach me these things. My dad taught me to stay away from guys. He never talked about relationships and boundaries and what's wrong and what's right. He never even really had relationships since my mother that I know of."

Tia rubbed my shoulder in a comforting way. "Well I'm very sorry you had to grow up without a mother. That must have been very rough on you. But if you ever need someone to talk to, to talk to about anything, I'm here for you." Tia held up her hand at my protest. "Don't think of me as a student or Hope's mother, just think of me as a friend who can and will listen."

"Thank you." I helped her untack Peach and settle him into the pasture. I knew I'd have to face Joe but I didn't want to. I could feel my anger at him growing. He was waiting for me at the barn, in his jeans, a jacket, and a beanie, fighting the cold.

"Hey, I thought I'd stop by and I say hi, see if you maybe wanted to go to Clara's." I crossed my arms as he spoke and he seemed to start to get it. "Are you upset with me?"

"Why wouldn't I be after you posted that video from last night on Facebook and tagged me in it? Do you realize how I felt seeing that? How unprofessional that is? Katie is on my Facebook, as are some of my students. Kit is on there. He was gracious enough to be okay with me going to the concert and then you post a video like that on Facebook."

Joe looked down and put his hands in his pockets. "I'm sorry, Molly." He said softly. I posted it last night when I was a little buzzed. I wasn't thinking, I'll take it down immediately, I'm sorry."

I softened a bit at his apology. "Thank you for the apology. And please do take it down."

Joe looked up at me slowly. "I didn't get you in trouble with Kit, did I? It was never my intention for that to happen."

"No, luckily he trusts me very much and he's understanding." I answered honestly. I held on to my last bit of anger. "But Joe, I don't think we should hang out outside of our lessons. Maybe last night was an indication…"

"No!" Joe almost shouted. "No, Molly, really I'm sorry about the video. It was dumb of me. I promise you, I won't cross any lines. I'll respect you and Kit's relationship. I swear to you."

I nodded. "Okay. We'll play it by ear then. But understand, one of the most important things in my life is my relationship with Kit."

"I understand." Joe said sullenly. "I understand."

I sure hoped he did.

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A/N: Hey readers! Here's another update for you. I've know they've been very infrequent and only a couple but school has been hectic. I'm on Winter Break right now from college and don't go back til the 23rd of January so I'm going to try to get some writing done. This will be my last semester and then I'm off into the career world (and getting married) so bare (bear?) with me on updates. I will get them to you as much as I can. I'm trying to get all stories finished off for y'all but it could be awhile.

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