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The Loser's Club Ch.19

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"WHAT!" Brian had to stop himself from reaching across the small distance and chocking the life out of Miguel, and just settled for screaming at him. "What the HELL are you talking about?" Brian briefly let his eyes leave the road to look at his brother.

"I think I'm in love in with Kay." The thought had been in his mind since forever, he couldn't honestly think back to a time when Kay wasn't in his thoughts, sure he cared about Charity, but he really needed to know about Kay before he committed. " I mean I was watching her today and all I keep thinking was how gorgeous she was." Miguel's face took on a wistful look as he remembered the short and midriff outfit she had been weaning.

Brian could see Miguel picturing in his mind and resisted every urge going through his mind to kill him, he focused instead on other person in this love triangle. "What about Charity, your fiancée?"

"That's the problem, you see Charity has always had this premonition where I leave her for Kay and then we get married, and I know if I tell Charity about my feelings that she'll call of the engagement, and well I need to know what to do."

How about you keep your damn hands off my woman." How do you thing Kay will react?"

"That's another thing Kay has been really distant for a while, she say we're still friends, but she hadn't spent as much time with me as she used to Jessica and Simone think she met someone." " Plus I see her at the arrival and she's talking to Andrew Crane, then I hear her say that she can't lose 'him', but I don't know who him is, and it's making me crazy."

It had the same affect on Brian, he liked to think that he was the guy she was talking about, but he didn't know want he would do if he wasn't. " I don't know what to tell you. Miguel." "Whether or not Kay is seeing somebody isn't your problem, your problem it that fact that you are feelings for someone who isn't your fiancée, you need to figure out your feelings." Brian stopped the car at his pulled into his mother's driveway, arriving seconds after his mother and sister. "Maybe you should talk you Sheridan about this, I think she can give a woman's opinion without judging you."

"Thanks Brian." Miguel gets out off the truck and runs into the house after his mother.

Brian signals for Theresa, and he sister walks over. "What's wrong now, can't get through the night without her?"

Brian glares at her and lowers his voice." Your brother seems to think he's in love with her."

"Her, who?" Theresa watches her brother tighten his grip on the steering wheel and the finally understands." Oh my god, did you tell him?"

"How could I, it would have seemed like I was discouraging because of our relationship." He hit his head against the steering wheel. "She always wanted to be with him, what if this is her chance and she loses it because she's wasting her time with me. "

Theresa leaned into the window and smoothed back his hair but had to bite her lip to keep from revealing Kay's confidence. " Antonio, she's doesn't believe she's wasting her time with you, she cares about you, and she was already over Miguel." She lifts his head and kisses his forehead. " Call her, I think you could both use some time together."

Theresa waves goodbye to him and goes into he house, he picks up his cell phone, and dials her number." Hey Chica." He notices the static on the line. " Where are you?"

"I'm waiting on your boat, for you." Kay had gone home, but the idea of losing Brian had stayed with her, and she could sleep. "Is that a problem?"

"The only problem is that I'm not there yet." Theresa was right they needed each other tonight, tomorrow was soon enough for the world to intrude." You want anything?"

"Just you."

"Your wish is my command." Brian hung up the phone, and had to stop himself from doubling the speed to his boat.

Across town Drew was bored not only had the dark haired beauty shot him down, but now he had to do some stupid interview with his sister for the Harmony Gazette, "God I the being a Crane."

"Don't worry no one else likes it either." Gabe stepped into the room and surveyed Drew; he was still the same obnoxious little twerp he was all those years ago, unfortunately now he was almost one of the most powerful men in the country. " Hello Drew, so are you the new poster boy, or are you just hear to retrieve some more of your "adventures" caught on film."

"Well, ladies and gentlemen its' Gabriel Cortez, the men behind the hammer." Drew stands and begins clapping. " Tell me how does it feel to get dump two weeks before the wedding?"

"Shut up Drew." Amanda walked into the room, and sent a look of here to her brother. " Your job is to merely look cute, not to talk or give commentary." "Why don't you run along, I'll have someone come get you when it's time."

Drew saw the look in his sister's eyes, and left the room, he felt bad about what Grandfather had done to his sister and her ex, but Gabriel didn't have a use for him, and he refused to make it easy for someone that didn't like him. "All right big sister, but watch your back the natives don't play fair."

"He is a waste of space." Gabe sat down at one the chairs and watched his one true love, he felt sorry for her, she was in that crazy family being used as a puppet by Alistair, and she didn't have a chance at freedom. " How do you put up with him?"

' I don't, we sent him to boarding school when he was three. "  She sat down across from him, and waited for the usual barb about her family, but it didn't come. " What no commentary on my crazy family." She gave him her confident smile ready to take him on.

"You know their crazy, why should I tell you." He watched her face fall, and realized that she really did know, but she was trying to hold them together. " Amanda, I understand what you're doing."

" No you don't."

"Yeah, I do you're the oldest and you're trying to live up to the expectation that you know you'll never reach, pleasing people that will never be happy, and giving up you happiness to do it." Gabe knew those feelings he lived them daily, and knew the real pain of being the oldest." But you're right for you it's tougher, because you a woman trying to live up to your perfect brother Ethan, that wasn't as perfect as he needed to be, and you're afraid you fall." Gabe moved to stand behind and began massaging her neck; she had always loved his massages.

" Gabe…" She hated when he did, his hands should be outlawed. " I need to concentrate."

"No you don't." Gabe moved in front of her, leaned down, and smiled a slow and sexy smile. "You need to forget who you are, and just have some fun."

"I don't remember how to have fun."

"Well, let me help." Gabe straightened and pulled her up so that she fell onto him. " Let Drew do the interview, and you come with me."

Amanda looked into his eyes, and knew she was lost, she didn't care if she disinherited tomorrow she needed him now. "Okay."

Gabe gave a triumphant smile as he led her to the door, calling out that Drew was somewhere waiting to be interviewed.  

Drew wandering around the building feeling bored he wanted to go home, but he promised his grandfather. Not paying attention to where he was going he found himself in the pressroom. He saw the was going to walk out when he saw something that caught her eye, he moved to get a closer look at the computer, and felt angry.

The picture was of two lovers locked in a embrace, their was a post it note on the computer screen that read, ' brunette is Kay Bennet, guy is unknown, lose it's not important'. But Drew knew who the guy was, he knew he from that profile from anywhere that was Antonio Lopez-Fitzgerald the same guy that had played his sister like a fool. His dark beauty's name was Kay Bennet, and he recognized the last name, it was Ethan's half sister, and if he remembered correctly her dad was police chief.

"So, she turns me down to make out with Lopez-Fitzgerald." Drew sits down at the computer and begins typing, a few minutes later he's more then please with the results. " Have fun Antonio, come morning you're a dead man." Drew stood and walked back into the hall, just in time to see the young reporter calling for him.

Sitting outside on the deck of hi boat watching the night sky with Kay in his arms, Brian almost felt good, but the threat of Miguel still loomed in the back of his mind. " We should go inside it's getting cold." He stood and leaned down so that he could pick her up in his arms, and walked into his cabin and laid her down on the bed. " I get you something to sleep in."

Kay reached for him. " No, just stay with me,"

"Always" Brian settled himself back in beside her, and kissed her head. " As long as you want me here."

"Good." Kay closed her eyes and dreamed of a world where she and Brian were together without trouble.

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Coming Soon:

Drew's little joke is revealed, and no one is laughing.