Kay's alarm went off at nine the following morning. She did not want to talk to this Greg guy from the army. She didn't want to talk about her parents was the main problem.
Noon time arrived and Kay sat in the kitchen waiting for the arrival of Mr. Francis. She sat for nearly half an hour waiting before the doorbell finally rang. Indeed, it was Mr. Francis.
"My apologies," he said. She nodded and let him in. "Well, where do you want me to begin?"
"The reason why you randomly called me," she said.
The workers at the ranch all stared at the house when they saw Greg Francis walk in. They were all worried about Kay. Bradin rarely took his eyes off of the house.
"That's not true!" Kay yelled pounding the table for the millionth time.
"I'm sorry, dear," Mr. Francis said, "It's true." Kay got up and threw her chair before walking and standing over the sink. "Ms. Connolly, I know that you did not want to hear it. However, you needed to know. Kay closed her eyes, let a tear slide down her cheek, and took a deep breath.
Outside, everyone saw Mr. Francis walk out of the house, to his car, and leave. Kay's aunt and uncle ran into the house to make sure that Kay was okay.
That evening, Kay and her relatives sat at the kitchen table.
"Have you thought about this?" her uncle said.
"Yeah," Kay said softly.
"Are you sure it's what you want?" he asked.
"Yeah."
"What about Bradin?" her aunt asked.
"What about him?"
"Have you thought abou him and how much you're going to hurt him by doing this? He likes you a lot sweetie."
"You don't think I know that!" she yelled, "I like him, too! But you both are always telling me to do what my heart wants. And, I believe that this is what my heart wants."
"Joining the army is NOT what you want!" her uncle screamed, "You're doing what your father did! You're running away!"
"SHUT UP!" Kay shouted, "Don't bring him in to this! Don't bring my parents in to this!"
Kay got up and ran tothe stables. When she got there, she realized it was pointless. Bandit was no longer there. She leaned on the outside of Bandit's stable as she sat on the ground. She didn't know how long she sat there until someone stood in front of her. She looked up and saw Bradin. He was always there when she was upset. He took her hands, pulled her up, and held her in his arms as he looked into his eyes.
"Don't join," he whispered, "I beg of you. Don't join. I almost made that mistake until I met you. If you don't believe my feelings, believe this."
He smashed his lips against hers. Kay didn't know what to do. Then, she felt the kiss and began to kiss him back. She could feel him tighten his grip on her telling her that he never wanted her to leave him. He pulled her small body closer to his and held it there until they pulled away slowly.
He took a deep breath and tried to hold his tears back. "Tell him you can't do it. You don't want to turn into your parents. Hell Kay, I need you. I love you... I love you, Kay Connolly."
