I own absolutely nothing

They said I was nothing but a troublemaker never up to no good
You were the perfect all American girl wouldn't touch me even if you could
But you was sneaking out your window everynight riding shotgun in my car
We go to the river and find us a spot and we probably went a little too far
Just a little too far

'Cause I was gonna be your forever
You were gonna be my wife
We didn't know any better
Didn't have a clue about life
But I was what you wanted you were what I needed
And we could meet in between
We were gonna be the greatest love story this town had ever seen

Greatest Love Story by LANCO

Chapter Two

Everyone in Garrison believed that Jameson "Rooster" Bennett and Katherine "Katie" Morgan were the end game. Colt Bennett and Abigail Phillips came close, but with Colt's rising fame everyone knew that their split up had only been a matter of time.

But Rooster and Katie they were the end game.

Katie Morgan's family were the Bennett's closest neighbor. Everyone knew that the Bennett's owned the ranch and the Morgan's next door owned the farm. The Morgan's grew the basics and also ran a small dairy farm.

Sweet little Katherine and her older brother Daniel Morgan were the children of Charles and Elizabeth Morgan. Charles inherited the farm from his father and was also the preacher as the Garrison Baptist Church. Elizabeth Scott Morgan was a beloved second grade teacher.

Charles Morgan and Beau Bennett were great friends throughout high school. And after Beau finally settled down with Maggie. It had only made sense to the two men to throw their wives and baby Daniel Scott Morgan together by having weekly barbecues.

A few years later Jameson "Rooster" Bennett was born.

The following year Colt Bennett was born and six months later Katherine Charlotte Morgan. A beautiful 7lb 2oz blue-eyed baby girl.

Most of the townsfolk wanted to believe that it was love at first sight for the Morgan girl and the eldest Bennett boy.

Maybe so who knew.

The Bennett boys and the Morgan girl though were inseparable though. Especially Rooster and Katie.

Things changed though. Elizabeth Morgan passed away six months after Katie's 10th birthday. Leaving the Morgan children without a mother and Mr. Morgan without a wife. Changing the dynamics between the Morgans and the Bennetts. weekend barbecues ended. Danny Morgan being fifteen at the time had already started shifting away from the family barbecues.

But to Katie and Rooster it was devastating. Colt and Katie were in the same grade so they could still hang out. But Rooster was a grade ahead of Katie. Sure, Katie and Rooster had other friends of course. Katie's best friend other than Rooster was Abby Phillips and they did girlie things together that Rooster would never do. Rooster had guy friends and they would do a bunch of guy things that Katie would never do.

The family barbecues were the only time though that it was just Katie, Rooster, and Colt and sometimes Abby.

Maggie Bennett tried to help their friendship by picking the kids up from school and taking them to the Ranch. That eventually stopped though.

And eventually for Katie and Rooster the only time they ever hung out anymore was when they were in large groups Katie's group of girls and Rooster's group of guys.

But to Katie, Rooster was her best friend.

And to Rooster, Katie was his first and most important friend.

It came as no surprise to the town of Garrison. When Rooster finally asked Katie to go out with him his Sophomore year. Their first date was to the High School's Winter Dance and then to the Dairy Queen afterwards where they split a cookie dough blizzard and Rooster asked Katie to officially be his girl. Rooster had worn his new button up and his best pair of wranglers and Katie looked so pretty in her new white dress, blue jean jacket, and boots.

All the townspeople smiled fondly (except for Beau Bennett maybe) remembering their glory days when Rooster gave Katie his class ring to wear as a promise.

When Rooster graduated high school, and started working on the Ranch full time, the townspeople got slightly worried about the couple. But their worries eased when every day at 3 o' clock Rooster's truck was parked out front waiting for Katie to get out of school.

The biggest fight between the two that the people of the town could remember was when. Katie wanted to get a job.

"Dammit Katie, what do you want a job for?" Rooster demanded. "You already help your dad and brother out on the farm."

"I'm worried about school next year Rooster," Katie admitted. "College is expensive all the money I make from helping dad and Danny out on the farm goes to my savings account for school next year. I'm just wanting some extra money."

"Baby," Rooster smiled pulling Katie into him. "That's what I'm for."

"Rooster," Katie sighed. "You can't spend all your money on me."

"Then I won't spend all of my money on you. Baby just let me take care of you."

"Rooster."

Rooster sighed. "I'm just worried about you Princess Katherine. If you get a job on top of working on the farm, studying, and all that after school stuff you do. You'll just stress yourself out. And then your grades will slip. And how are you going to become the Ranch's vet if you fail high school." Rooster explained. "Don't make me tell your dad your worried about money."

Katie sighed. "Fine, Jameson my knight in shining denim. You win for now."

"I'm glad you see things my way." Rooster smiled rubbing his had up and down her arm.

"No expensive Christmas presents though," Katie said pushing him away.

"What why?"

"Because I can't afford to get you anything super expensive. I'm warning you mister no expensive Christmas gifts."

Rooster crossed his arms. "What makes you think I haven't already got you a Christmas present?"

Katie raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms. "Rooster it's only the beginning of November you have a habit of waiting until the last possible moment to get things done."

"Okay fine, no expensive Christmas presents." Rooster relented. "I'll just combine your birthday presents with your Christmas and then I'll just have to buy you something else for your birthday."

"Rooster," Katie laughed.

No one was prouder than Rooster when Katie received her acceptance letter to University of Colorado. Plans were made for where Katie would be staying in Denver and what weekends Rooster would be in Denver with her.

When the day came for Colt and Katie graduated. Rooster was seen in his best wranglers and new button-up looking nervous.

Rooster gulped for what felt like the hundredth time.

"What are you so nervous about?" Maggie Bennett questioned jabbing him in the ribs with her elbow.

"Ouch. You know why," Rooster murmured quietly to her. "I'm just want Katie and Colt to graduate already so we can leave. I'm not really wanting to listen to bunch speeches from school officials and the valedictorian saying this was the 'best time of our lives'." He said a little louder.

"Hey, dumbass." Beau said to Rooster. "Maybe look at the program your girlfriend's the valedictorian."

"What! No, she's not she would have told me." He cried opening his program. "She is. Why didn't she tell me?"

"She didn't tell me either," Charles said. "She tell you?" He asked Danny. Danny just shook his head and shrugged his shoulders. "Guess we'll find out."

Rooster and Katie were definitely the end game. Which is why it surprised no one. When at the graduation party held at the Bennett Ranch, Rooster took Katie into the barn and dropped to his knees and asked her once again to be his girl.

"I'm mad at you, you know?" Rooster said pulling Katie closer to him as they walked into barn.

"What why?" Katie asked confused.

"Why didn't you tell me you were the valedictorian?" He asked sitting on the nearest hay bale and pulling her next to him.

"Oh, that," Katie laughed. "I wanted it to be surprise."

"I was surprised and proud. You did good baby."

"Thank you. And it's you did well baby." She said playfully.

"I liked your speech. I like how you said I was something important to you." He smiled taking her hand. "But it's time for me to make a speech." Rooster gulped getting off the hay bale and bent down on one knee.

"Rooster what are you doing?"

"Shh. Baby it's my turn to give a speech." Rooster said pulling a black box out of his back pocket. "Princess Katherine Charlotte Morgan, twelve years ago we were playing in this barn hiding from Colt. I told you I was going to marry you some day and make you Katherine Charlotte Bennett. I know we're young and I know you're going off to school and we have a long road ahead of us. But I can't imagine spending my life with anyone else. I'm not saying we get married today, tomorrow, or next year. But I want to give you this ring, so you'll know with you going off to school you will always have me to come home to." Rooster gulped again looking at Katie who had started crying. "So, what do you say Katherine will you be my girl?"

Katie nodded grabbing Rooster's hands and pulling him into her embrace.

"Yes, Rooster I'll be your girl."

Rooster smiled taking the ring out of its cushion and slipping it onto Katie's ring finger. Katie looked at the white gold ring. It had an oval purple stone in the middle with small diamonds flanking it.

"I know this ring isn't a diamond and you'll have one someday. I just wanted to give you something for different for now. So, I found this one it's an Alexandrite it was your mother's birthstone. I wanted the ring to mean something to you."

"I love it Rooster." Katie smiled hugging his neck.

Nothing shocked Garrison more than when so close to Katie graduating from vet school Rooster and Katie broke up.

There were no more visits to Denver. Rooster started dating and drinking even more than what he had before. And Katie's visits home dwindled and then eventually halted.