Chapter Five: Off to a Good Start...Kinda

A/N: Thank you so much Kitty-Kat4life, and jessefan0409 for your last reviews. I am sooo glad that you are liking the story!

Bradin sat down in a chair and zoned out. It wasn't until Jay smacked him on the back that he came too and realized that all four adults were staring at him.

"Well…" Ava prodded impatiently

"Well, I guess I'm off to bed then. G'night all!" Bradin said, getting up.

Susannah stepped in front of him. "Woah, woah, woah, not so fast. You gotta spill the dirt first".

"What dirt?"

"Don't play dumb with me! You know exactly what I mean, now spill!"

"Fine! Fine, I'll talk. I may have asked Kaitlyn out, and she may have said yes" he said with a grin

"Oh Bradin, that's wonderful honey!" Aunt Ava said

"Way to go, Brae" Jay chimed in

"Thank-you, thank-you, can I go to bed now?" he said sarcastically

Susannah answered "Yes, now you are free to go"

"See you all in the morning" and with that, Bradin retreated inside to a chorus of 'Good Nights'

Once inside his bedroom, Bradin's thoughts immediately fell to Kaitlyn, then wondering over how she'd had that freak-out when he was surfing. Bradin shrugged, pushing the thought to the back of his mind and got ready for bed.

The next morning

Ring…Ring…Ri- "Hello?"

"Hey girl"

"Hi, how are you?"

"Great, how about you? Did you sleep well?"

"Yep, I'm good and slept like a baby"

"Well that's because you're my baby now" Bradin said sweetly

There was a pause and Bradin could almost hear the blood running to her cheeks as she blushed.

"So what are your plans for today?" Bradin asked, hoping he hadn't freaked her out too much. When there was still silence on the line, Bradin got worried. "Kaitlyn, you still there?"

He heard a small sniffle. "Yes, I'm still here" a quiet voice replied.

"Hey are you crying? What's the matter? You can tell me"

"Don't worry about it" she took a calming breath and continued in a stronger voice. "I'm OK. Just, what you said…it…never mind. Maybe I'll tell you someday, but for now just forget it. I'm free today, no plans, what are you up to?"

Bradin froze for a second, thrown by the abrupt change in topic. "Oh! Um, right, I wanted to know if you wanted to catch a movie or something?"

"Sure, I'd love to"

"Great, I'll pick you up at one?

"Sounds good"

"Kay, see ya then"

"Yup, see ya"

A/N: I'm sorry that this chapter is so short. I'll try and get the next chapter posted either today or at the latest, tommorow. Thanks again to everyone for reviewing.

Love, Ally