A/N: plz don't kill me! after this, there's three more chapters left..once again, plz don't kill me!
Kaitlin walked into her house after getting into the argument with Dave. She sighed and leaned on a wall behind her as she thought about her day. She took out her cell phone and called Bradin.
"Hello?" someone asked with anger in their voice.
"Hi. Is Bradin there?" she asked.
"Are you home?"
"Yeah?" she asked with confusion.
"I'm coming over," he said before hanging up.
Kaitlin moved the phone away from her ear and looked at it with confusion. She decided put some of her things away from the center and wait for Bradin to come over. As she walked back down the stairs from her room, someone literally pounded on the door. She opened it. Bradin walked in and placed his arms around her tightly.
"Tell me it's a lie," he said.
"What?"
"Did you talk to Dave?"
"Yes," she said.
"Did he ask you out?"
"He told me that he liked me. He told me that you and I shouldn't be together. And I argued. Brae, what's wrong?"
"Mike came up to my house and told me that you and Dave have a thing for each other."
"I had feelings for him a very long time ago," she said, "I grew up and realized what a pathetic alcoholic he was. He just wanted me in bed."
He sighed with relief and hugged her again. "I don't know if I can take this anymore," he said.
"People being upset that we're happy?"
"Yeah," he said pulling away, "It's confusing me so much."
"That's how I felt earlier," she said, "That's the reason why I kept breaking up with you and running away from you when you tried to talk to me."
"Do you just want to end everything now and move on?" he asked.
She nodded and said, "I think it's for the best." She reached around her neck and took the locket off as well as the engagement ring from her finger. She handed it to him. As he reached to take them, she saw that he was unsure of what was happening. After he took them, he looked at her. They shared one final kiss before he walked out.