A/N: sorry it's been so long since I updated, school's been hectic. Thank
you for the reviews, but more would be appreciated, my continuing to write
counts solely on those responses!
Thanks again
~Abby
"What's up?" Lauren asked totally confused as she sat on her boyfriend's bed across from Jocelyn.
"Something, happened, with Brad." Jo admitted, slowly drawing out the sentence.
"Oh my gosh. What? What happened? Did he um, say something to you?" Lauren asked panicky and excited all at once. She'd known how Brad felt for a while now, but she wanted to be careful not to actually say anything.
"Actually, no. But I think he almost kissed me. We both kind of, you know, leaned in then suddenly he just pulled away and made some lame excuse and ran upstairs. I don't know what to think, do you think he was going to, ya know?" Jo thought she almost sounded like a 'valley girl' saying things like 'ya know' so much it almost made her laugh.
"Well," Lauren began, debating what to do.
"What? What do you know that I don't?" Jo asked quickly, searching for any information.
"Ok, but you don't know and I never told you. He probably did, he's liked you for awhile now, and he wouldn't say anything because you had Ed."
"What? You're kidding right?"
"No. And you never heard this from me." Lauren didn't want Brad mad at her or Randy.
"What am I going to do?" Jo sighed knowing Lauren couldn't answer that question for her. She needed to figure that one on her own. ~*~*~*~*~*~
Brad sighed as he leaned against the side of the house. He had planned on leaving but didn't know where to go. He heard the fall leaves crunch in the yard next door and knew it was their neighbor Wilson. He walked around the fence and found Wilson meditating.
"Hum ni see too ahh." He hummed.
"Um, Wilson?" Brad asked a little weirded out.
"Oh, hiddy ho Taylor lad." Wilson greeted him. "I don't often get a visit from you Brad. What's up?"
"Well, I need some advice." Brad admitted.
"Ah, girl troubles my friend?" Wilson guessed.
"Always Wilson, always. You remember my friend Jocelyn?" he took a seat with his back leaning on the fence so he was facing Wilson's side.
"Ah yes, young Jocelyn, a fiery young lady as I remember."
"Oh yea, well she just went through a messy break up involving her sister. I've had feelings for her for a long time now, but when I almost kissed her today, I pulled away. I don't want to be the rebound guy. I just don't want her to date me for the wrong reason." Brad explained.
"Well Brad, I think you've got the right idea on your own. You know what you want." Wilson explained.
"Well that doesn't help me. How do I handle being around her without letting her know? She's probably already figured it out. How do I explain what happened."
"Well, the best beginning to any relationship is honesty. Tell her how you feel, but not just that you care for her. Tell her what you told me. About not being a rebound guy." Wilson suggested.
"You really think that'll work? Cause I don't want to mess this up. I've never felt like this about a girl before. I think, I think I might love her." Brad admitted, even to himself, for the first time.
"I don't doubt that you do Brad." Wilson smiled at him from under his old raggedy fisherman's hat.
"What's up?" Lauren asked totally confused as she sat on her boyfriend's bed across from Jocelyn.
"Something, happened, with Brad." Jo admitted, slowly drawing out the sentence.
"Oh my gosh. What? What happened? Did he um, say something to you?" Lauren asked panicky and excited all at once. She'd known how Brad felt for a while now, but she wanted to be careful not to actually say anything.
"Actually, no. But I think he almost kissed me. We both kind of, you know, leaned in then suddenly he just pulled away and made some lame excuse and ran upstairs. I don't know what to think, do you think he was going to, ya know?" Jo thought she almost sounded like a 'valley girl' saying things like 'ya know' so much it almost made her laugh.
"Well," Lauren began, debating what to do.
"What? What do you know that I don't?" Jo asked quickly, searching for any information.
"Ok, but you don't know and I never told you. He probably did, he's liked you for awhile now, and he wouldn't say anything because you had Ed."
"What? You're kidding right?"
"No. And you never heard this from me." Lauren didn't want Brad mad at her or Randy.
"What am I going to do?" Jo sighed knowing Lauren couldn't answer that question for her. She needed to figure that one on her own. ~*~*~*~*~*~
Brad sighed as he leaned against the side of the house. He had planned on leaving but didn't know where to go. He heard the fall leaves crunch in the yard next door and knew it was their neighbor Wilson. He walked around the fence and found Wilson meditating.
"Hum ni see too ahh." He hummed.
"Um, Wilson?" Brad asked a little weirded out.
"Oh, hiddy ho Taylor lad." Wilson greeted him. "I don't often get a visit from you Brad. What's up?"
"Well, I need some advice." Brad admitted.
"Ah, girl troubles my friend?" Wilson guessed.
"Always Wilson, always. You remember my friend Jocelyn?" he took a seat with his back leaning on the fence so he was facing Wilson's side.
"Ah yes, young Jocelyn, a fiery young lady as I remember."
"Oh yea, well she just went through a messy break up involving her sister. I've had feelings for her for a long time now, but when I almost kissed her today, I pulled away. I don't want to be the rebound guy. I just don't want her to date me for the wrong reason." Brad explained.
"Well Brad, I think you've got the right idea on your own. You know what you want." Wilson explained.
"Well that doesn't help me. How do I handle being around her without letting her know? She's probably already figured it out. How do I explain what happened."
"Well, the best beginning to any relationship is honesty. Tell her how you feel, but not just that you care for her. Tell her what you told me. About not being a rebound guy." Wilson suggested.
"You really think that'll work? Cause I don't want to mess this up. I've never felt like this about a girl before. I think, I think I might love her." Brad admitted, even to himself, for the first time.
"I don't doubt that you do Brad." Wilson smiled at him from under his old raggedy fisherman's hat.