The Forgotten Bradley
Chapter Eleven: Maybe
by angellwings
Hunter and Blake were not happy to see Tyler at Storm Chargers. They ran into him the day before at a gas station. Neither were thrilled to see him then either. He must have used the information they unintentionally gave him to find Geenie.
"Hunter, Blake." He said coolly.
Hunter glared at him, "What are you doing here?"
"Came to see your sister, but my visit was cut short by a friend of her's." He said with a grin.
"Dude, you broke up with her, remember?" Blake told him in disgust.
"Yeah, well I was stupid." He said with a shrug.
"She's not gonna take you back." Hunter said with a roll of his eyes.
"You never know, I can be very persuasive." He said with a grin, "I'll see you boys later, I'm sure."
Shane glared at him as he came to stand with Hunter and Blake.
"It was nice to meet you, Dane." He said with a fake smile.
"It's Shane." He said with a growl.
"Whatever." He said with a malicious chuckle, and with that Tyler was gone.
"Who the hell is that jack ass?" Shane demanded.
"Geenie's ex." Blake said darkly.
"No wonder she was so freaked when he showed up earlier." Shane said with a sigh.
Geenie was loading her surf board in to her Xterra the next day when there was a tap on her shoulder. She was expecting it to be Shane. She whipped around with an excited expression on her face only to find Tyler.
She grimaced, "What? Are you following me?"
"No, just happened to see you on the beach." He said with a smile, "Dinner?"
She sighed, "I don't think that's a good idea, Ty."
He grabbed one of her hands, "Imy, please? Just one more chance."
"I already gave you a chance, Tyler. I'm not giving you another one." She said as she jerked her hand out of his.
"Is this because of that Zane guy?" He asked darkly.
"It's Shane, and no." She said with a sigh, "Even if he wasn't around I would still say no."
"But you do have feelings for him?" He snipped.
"Yes, I do." She told him frustratedly, "Not that it's any of your business."
"I miss you, Imy." He said sadly.
She peered at him analytically. Was he serious or manipulating her?
"I don't believe you." She said with a thoughtful glare.
"Then let me prove it to you." He said as he brought a hand up to caress her cheek.
There was a noise to her right and she looked to see who it was.
Shane was seething. She jumped away from Tyler, and practically ran to Shane. She had almost let him suck her in. Thank God for Shane. She gave him a tight hug, and whispered "Thank you." in his ear.
He gave her a crooked smile, "You ready to meet the others?"
"Yeah, you want to hitch a ride?" She asked him with a tense smile.
He nodded, "Sure."
"Good Bye, Tyler." She said coldly as she got in the driver's side.
"Later, Kyle." Shane said with a triumphant grin.
"It's Tyler." He sneered.
"Whatever." Shane said in the same tone Tyler had used the day before as he got in the passenger side. She sped off with only one nervous look backward.
"You're not gonna fall for that guy's game are you?" Shane asked her with concern.
"God, I hope not." She said with a shaky breath.
"I don't get it. What makes him so hard for you to resist?" Shane asked her in confusion.
"The history between us. When we first started dating he was amazing...and I guess I just can't forget that." She told him with a sigh.
Shane gulped, "Not even if there was some one else?"
She let her eyes linger over him for a second before returning to the road, "It, um, depends on the guy."
He cleared his throat, "Maybe...me?"
A smile spread across her face, "Maybe."
Shane smiled knowingly and nodded, "Maybe."
They pulled into the wooded area just in front of the secret Ops entrance, and got out. Shane grabbed her hand as she walked by, and pulled her toward him. She gulped and grinned at him.
"Yes?" She asked coyly.
He smiled and wrapped an arm around her waist.
"You gonna do anything? Or are you just gonna stare at me?" She asked with a grin.
He pulled her closer and brought his lips down to hers. Her arms automatically wrapped around his neck, and fisted in the back of his shirt. The kiss deepened and suddenly she felt her back bump up against the front of her SUV. When had they moved? She didn't even notice. They pulled apart and she rested her fore head against Shane's chest.
"Think you could forget him now?" He whispered to her with a smirk.
"Do you have to even ask?" She responded breathlessly.
He chuckled, "C'mon, we've got training with the rest of the team."
"I'm not gonna be able to focus after that." She told him with a playful glare.
"Good, maybe I'll win during weapons training today." He gloated.
"Please, I'm not THAT distracted." She cracked.
He laughed and kept a hold of her hand as they headed toward the waterfall.
There might be a couple of chapters left, but prepare yourselves I'm about to do a time jump. Not a big one, but still. I thought I should warn you.
Not sure whether this is the end for Tyler yet, what do you think?
BTW is Karmanian spelled the way I just spelled it? With Karma in the front of it? Or is it spelled with a C? Just curious for the next one.
Enjoy!
angellwings
