Chapter Seven: Christmas Confessions
Kaitlyn got dressed up on Christmas Eve, even though she knew Bradin would not be around to see her. Hearing the doorbell ring, she made her way down to the front door.
"Bradin! Wh- I...I didn't think you were coming" she managed to spit out, trying to overcome her shock as she stepped outside.
"I know, and I'm sorry for the way I've acted. I just feel like there is so much about you I don't know, and that you don't trust me or something, because you won't let me into that part of your life" He confessed, causing tears to brim in Kaitlyn's eyes/
"Bradin, I am so sorry. I had no idea you felt that way. I don't mean to keep you out of my life. I'm, I'm just afraid that once you see it, you'll want to leave and never come back." a tear slipped down her face. "Ca-can we sit down? There some things I need to tell you"
"Wait, Kaitlyn, if you don't want to tell me yet, you don't have to"
"I know, but I want to tell you. It'll be good to tell someone...I hope"
They sat down on the porch swing, Kaitlyn took a deep breath, and started to talk.
"Well, about four years ago my family was perfect. We were happy, healthy and although we wern't rich, we wern't poor ya' know? So we were living in New York when one night my dad stand up at the dinner table, picks up a suitcase and says he's leaving to move in with some twenty year old skank who was interning at his office. Mom was devistated, and two weeks later we moved to Florida.
"Thomas, my older brother, loved it there. He made friends easily, and picked up surfing. He was a natural. I learned to surf too, and loved it, but I was never as good at it as he was.
"Almost excatly one year after dad left, Tommy had an accident. He fell off his board, got trapped in the reef and drowned.
"Me and mom moved around from place to place about every six months or so from then on. Mom wasted all our money on plane tickets, gambling and booze. We are being supported by welfare and unemployment now. My mom is an alchoholic who brings home a new guy to screw every other night and she goes catatonic if anything reminds her ofTommy or dad."
Drained by her monologue, Kaitlyn leaned over and put her head on Bradin's shoulder.
"Do you still want to be with me, now that you know my messed up life?" she asked quietly
"Always"
A/N: Ok, that was Chatper seven. Please R&R, let me know what you think. As always, any suggestions are always welcome. I've got one or two more chapters that are almost done, but after that I'm kinda torn between two different ways to go in the story. So I'm letting you guys decide. Review and let me know if you would rather have more fluffy romantic stuff, possibly involving a formal dance of some sort, or would you ratherthe storyhave some drama in it? Let me know what you think please!
Love, Ally