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The Loser's Club Ch.36
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"Hey."
Chad turned at the sound of the voice, and smiled at the woman in front of him. "Whitney, I didn't know Coach and Dr. Russell were here tonight." He scans the dinning room for the other couple but doesn't see them.
"They're not, I came on my own."
She spoke quietly, and it was so unwhitney like that he became concerned. " Whitney are you okay?"
She heard the question but she was focused on the couple on the floor, it was strange really. Whitney has always thought that Kay's manipulations were wrong, but deep down she had always seen her sister's best friend with Miguel. Watching her with Brian seemed a little strange, but somehow right. The girl she had known since birth no longer had the sullen expression that had become a permanent fixture on her face that last two years. "They seem happy."
Chad continues to watch her. "Well finding love makes you happy."
Feeling his gaze on her she gives him a weak smiles. " But not always right?"
They both knew that she wasn't talking about Kay and Brian anymore, and he gave a sad shake of his hair." Yes always, even when it looks bad or it seems rough it's still there right under the surface helping you to go on."
" Chad I've been thinking..."
"Oh lord, now we're in trouble." Chad turned around and changed the CD, and began setting up the next one waiting for her to blow him off again. "Stopping thinking, just feel."
"But I was thinking how I'd like to give us a chance."
Chad stopped what he was doing and looked at Whitney. It had sounded like she just said she wanted to give them a chance, but that couldn't be what she said because Coach was still forbidding her from seeing him, and Whitney never went against her father. " Are you serious?"
"Yeah, I've been thinking and I do want to be with you, and then that whole Kay thing happened…."
'Whoa, you're taking a cue from Kay." This whole thing was getting weirder and weirder; Whitney and Kay didn't even get along.
"I know it's strange, but can't help but feel a little jealous, she's doing what she wants and is happy."
Chad glances back at the couple and find them at their table where Brian looks to be holding a ring box. He eyes widens as her searches out for Chief Bennet and sees him storming over to the table. " Don't go wishing you were her just yet."
Whitney follows his motion and sees Chief Bennet standing over Brian ready to explode. " Should I call someone?"
Chad starts walking over, but calls over his shoulder. "Have and ambulance on standby."
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The nurse had said she had a visitor, but all she could see was a large bouquet of roses.
"Is anyone behind that thing?" Theresa asked from her laid back position in her hospital bed, and grinned when the flowers were lowered revealing Ethan. " Ethan, I didn't expect to see you today."
" I told you I wasn't give up on us and I'm not, I'll be here everyday." He set the flowers down on the bedside table and took the seat next to her bed. "I stopped by and saw Martin, he has all the nurses going gaga over him." Ethan removed a small brown bear wearing a blue jersey. " I got him this, but I thought I should parental approval."
"It's adorable, he'll love it." "Ethan I want to talk you about what happened last night?"
"You changed your mind?" Ethan face spilt into a large grin at the thought. " I can have Father Lonigan here minutes." He took out his cell phone and began dialing.
"ETHAN STOP." "I actually though that you might want to take back your proposal." She had been sure that Ethan had only got caught up in the moment and would be having regrets about his impromptu proposal.
"Why would I want to do that." Ethan hang up the phone and moved his chair closer to her bed. "I love you, I love Martin, and I know that we can make this work."
"Ethan I want to believe that, but…."
"Then believe it." Ethan removed a small box form his pocket and opened it to reveal a beautiful 1-carrot diamond engagement ring. " I believe in us, and I know that you do too, just say yes."
It was really silly, all of her fantasies of his proposal when she was little, and even the dream like proposal she received on midnight mass the Christmas before last, couldn't seem to top this one. Ethan the man of her dreams, the love of her life, was proposing after everything she had done, he still loved her, in the end the temptation was too great. " Yes, I'll marry you." Her smile grew when he leaned into to kiss her, but an angry bellow form the doorway interrupted their moment.
"OVER MY DEAD BODY!"
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He had been about to give Brian the benefit of the doubt, and try to accept him, but he had to go ahead and propose. His baby girl wasn't ready for marriage, and he told Brian that when he first brought it up, but the idiot didn't listen, and now Sam was past the point where he couldn't talk anymore. Ignoring his wife's shocked gasp he move toward their table with menacing look on his face. "SONOFABITCH."
"Dad wait…" Kay jumped to Brian defense, but was stopped by the look in her father's eye.
"NO, I told him that you weren't ready for this and he just ignores all my warnings, but why I am surprised when he's the same man that's dating my eighteen year old daughter." Sam grabbed Brian's collar and dragged him to his feet. " I can't even believe I was about to give you the benefit of the doubt."
"Sam wait…"
"I'm done waiting." Sam pulled and deliver a left cross that sent Brian sliding onto the dance floor, he began to advance on the man when Chad stepped in front of him pushing him back. "Out of my way, Chad."
Kay kneeled by Brian as he held his jaw. "Dad you're insane!"
"I'm insane, you've been dating a less then two months and he's proposing, but I'm insane." Sam shrugged off Chad's restraining hold and charged toward the man again.
"Daddy it's not what you think." Kay and Whitney helped Brian stand and walked him back to the table. Picking up the ring where Brian dropped she marches back over to her father, who is now being held by both Chad and her mother. "See."
The struggling stops, as all three people look at the ring Kay's holding in her hands, and then over Brian who is now holding his jaw. Although stunned speechless Chad's the first to ask. "You proposed with a class ring?"
"He didn't propose." Kay said in an exaggerated tone. " We already know that we're not ready for marriage, and you know that to if you hadn't barreled over here and attacked him." She motioned toward the man still holding his now swollen jaw.
"Oh." Sam suddenly felt very stupid standing in the middle of Seascape being held by Chad and his wife to keep from hitting a guy that hadn't proposed to his daughter. " I'm fine now." Chad released him and shots a look to Whitney, who gave Brian a reassuring pat on the shoulder before saying goodnight to everyone.
"Brian are you all right?" Grace moved closer and winced, his jaw was swollen and purple, the cut on his head from the hurricane still hadn't healed, and his eye was only now losing the coloring from the beating he took from Miguel, all in all the man had been abused.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Dad don't you have something to say to Brian?"
"No." Both mother and daughter glared at him, and he looked away. " I don't apologize for hitting him, I only apologize for doing it because I though the he had proposed." He felt the eyes of the patrons on him and he lowered his voice. " Can we join you?"
"Sure, why not." Kay didn't hide the sarcasm as she waved a hand at the seat around her table.
Sam tried to help his wife into her seat, but he was stopped by the glare she sent him, and merely sunk into his. " I think that given the fact that that you are dating my eighteen year old daughter and had been doing so secretly, that I had every right to pop you at least once."
"Fair enough." Brian nodded understanding all about honor punches, but wishing that he was on the other end of them.
"Don't defend him Brian, he hates you."
"I don't hate him." All three people at the table looked at him amazed. " I'm angry yes, and I don't really like whatever this is, but I don't hate him."
"Whatever this is? It's called a relationship, Dad."
Sam rolled his eyes, and nodded reluctantly. "Fine, this relationship, I don't like the idea of my daughter seeing a twenty five year old man." "But I've know you all your life Brian, and you're a good man, so I guess I can give my support." When he wife and daughter grinned at him he suddenly felt ten feet tall, but quickly clarified the situation to his daughter's suitor. "But if you hurt my daughter, I will kill you."
Brain grinned and extended his hand. " I wouldn't have it any other way."
Sam grimaced as he accepted the handshake. " So what's the deal with the class ring?" The gesture had seemed odd and even for Kay it still was.
" I was actually asking your daughter to be my girlfriend, it's a pre-engagement ring." He took Kay's hand and kissed her open palm.
"Isn't he the sweetest?" Kay asked her father with a silly smile on her face
"Oh that is so adorable." Grace put her hand to her mouth to stop the squeal of delight. She liked Brian more and more with every action. She hated to admit it, but she was starting to like him more then his brother Miguel, this Lopez-Fitzgerald was at least willing to wait before trying run off and marry a young girl.
Sam watched both women gush over Brian, and started to rethink his position, if for no other reason then this guy would start to make him look bad. " Yeah, he likes sugar."
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"That was an interesting show at Seascape huh?" Whitney was starting to worry Chad hadn't said anything since they left. " I hope everyone is okay."
Chad turned off the car and turned toward her. " I'm thinking they'll be okay." "But let's talk about us, are you still thinking you'd like to give us a chance, because that scene at Seascape is very similar to one that would encounter dealing with your dad, can you deal with that?"
" Shouldn't I be asking you that, after all it's you he goes after?"
"Whitney, I would do anything to be you, even facing you father's anger." Chad reached over and raced the line of her chin with his finger.
" Then I'm sure Chad." Leaning she let's her lips briefly graze his, before settling more firmly on them.
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"Ladies and Gentleman we will be arriving in Harmony National Airport shortly, please put your seat in the upright position, and refasten your seatbelts." "The temperature in Harmony is a nice 75 degrees, and the time is 8:30 pm." "We hope you enjoyed your flight and will once again fly with Miles Airways. "
Julian Crane smiled as the pilot finished, he was back home, and although he knew people still wanted him dead, he felt happy knowing that his father's downfall wasn't far off. " The prodigal son returns."
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Coming Soon:
It's been an interesting night, but what does the new day bring?
*** One more chapter to go guys, but don't worry, the sequel is coming. ***
