Nathan entered the stables to find aunt Nelly saddling up her horse. Nathan thought it was amazing how much Brooke favored her aunt. They could have easily been mother and daughter. And the way Victoria treated Brooke it he could understand why Brooke decided to come to her when in trouble.
"Hey, Nathan, where is Brooke?" Aunt Nelly asked as she tighten the last strap on the saddle.
"She's in the shower. She said that all the fishing made her feel dirty." He grinned.
Nelly laughed. "Did you catch anything?"
"A few. We threw them back." He walked over to a table with some brushes for the horses. He fumbled around with them. "Aunt Nelly, can I ask you something?"
Nelly walked over to him giving him all her undivided attention. "Of course sweetie."
"How did you know that Uncle Ted was the one for you? The one that you wanted to spend the rest of your life with?"
Nelly smiled. "When he looked at me it was breathe taking. His smile, his laughter, his corny jokes. He lit up a room. When I was near him I didn't want to go and when I was away I couldn't wait to get back to his arms. I felt butterflies in my stomach and I swear I heard the angels singing."
"I'm falling in love with Brooke. I feel all those things when I see her. I guess that those feelings have always been there but I hid them because someone was always in the way." He paused. "I want to ask her to marry me the way Ted asked you. Well, something like that. I want it to be special and worth remembering."
Nelly reached up and stroked Nathan's cheek. "You're a good guy, Nathan Scott. I'm glad that you're here with her." She looked down at her hand. A tear found its way to her cheek. She slowly took the engangment ring from her hand. "Give her this. I haven't taken it off since he put it on my hand. But I want Brooke to have it."
"Aunt Nelly, I can't take this." He said. Almost feeling her pain.
"It's okay I Brooke is like my daughter. Your suppose to pass your precious items on to them." She smiled as she closed the ring up in his hand. "If you need any help at all with your plan then come to me. I'll help in any way."
Sorry So Short Still Unpacking At New House.