Secrets
"Casey, hello, earth to Casey, did you hear me? Go after Cappie"! Beaver said eagerly.
But Casey couldn't ,all she could do was reply Cappie's words '"If that's what you want I'm going to have to find a way to let you go" over and over again.
"Case", Rusty said in a quit tone. "Did that really just happen", Casey asked in complete and utter shock.
"Yeah", Heath said letting out a chuckle. "It did, but the burning question is what are you going to do about it"?
"What is there to do", Casey said as her mind brought her back to the present with Beaver, Heath, and Rusty staring at her waiting.
"What", Casey said afraid to know the answer. "Well ,Cappie just said that he's letting you go I just thought".
"Thought what", Casey snapped back at Heath. "Thought I would run after Cappie. Thought I would melt at his words about how I'm the only one he's ever loved or that he wanted to be with me for the rest of his life, or that's the way I feel to", she said not being able to control the tears pouring out of her eyes and falling down until they hit the floor.
"Well, yeah I think that about sums it up", Beaver said.
"Beave", Rusty said as he went to comfort his sister.
"I don't think your what Casey needs right now Beaver", Heath said getting up to leave hoping Beaver would join him.
"Beaver", "come on let Casey talk to Rusty ALONE". Heath said.
"I'm sorry but I can't let you do this Casey", Beaver said in a serious tone.
Everyone had a quizzical look on their face.
"Do what"?, Casey said not knowing what Beaver was trying to say.
"Cry about how much you and Cappie love each other and not do anything about it". Beaver said.
"Well what do you want me to do Beave? I can't just go after him, what's that going to solve? We are too different to be together. Besides who knows maybe he doesn't even want me back", Casey said in one breath before tears started swelling up in her eyes.
"Are you serious Casey", Beaver said in a loud voice.
"Cappie has wanted to be with you ever since you broke his heart freshman year", Heath said jumping into the conversation.
"Yeah well maybe I don't want him back", Casey said trying to be convincing.
The two boys laughed, "yeah is that why you're here crying your eyes out over who"? "Cappie", Heath said.
"Look Casey", "this has to be your decision what do you want", Rusty said trying to be supportive.
"Your kidding me right Spitter", Beaver said
"Casey has to make this choice on her own. If she chooses to go after Cappie then ok, but if she decides to go to Washington then we are just going to have to accept it". Rusty said.
"Spitter why are you defending her law school choice", Heath said annoyed.
"No that's not what I'm doing ,I just think Casey needs to figure this out on her own
and we shouldn't be pressuring her to do something if she doesn't want to". Spitter said getting upset that his own brothers are yelling at his sister.
"It's ok Rusty", Casey said interrupting the argument.
"I want to know what you guys think"? Casey said straightening her posture.
"Casey, you know we love you and we want you to be happy, but we also want Cappie to be happy and you are the only person that can make him upset enough to clean our whole house get drunk without paying the bill and pour his heart out". Beave said in all honesty
"Wow", "Beave I'm surprised you remembered that ,it was such a long time ago and you can barely remember what you had for breakfast this morning", Heath said in an astonished voice.
"Yeah well Cappie is my brother not just in the fraternity but in life, he might not be blood but he is everything I wanted and I don't want to see him get hurt, which he will be if you leave". Beaver said becoming serious again.
"AW, Beave that was so sweet", Heath said tearing up.
"Well, if you care so much about Cappie you date him", Casey said in a sarcastic voice.
"If he loved me I probably would, but he doesn't love me he loves you and he always will". Beave said beginning to also get teary eyes.
"I know Cappie loves me and I love him too, but" Casey said before getting cut off.
"Then what are you waiting for go after him", Beaver said exited.
"Ok that's it", Rusty said not able to hold his anger in anymore.
"Beave, Heath listen and listen good, you really need to stop pressuring my sister, she is under enough stress as it is and doesn't need lazy, alcoholic pass over's telling her what to do with her life"! Rusty said in a stern tone.
"Wow, Spitter I never would have thought you of all people would go against your own brother"!, Beaver said disappointed and angry.
"I'm not going against Cappie in fact I thing I am actually helping him by trying to defend Casey by you two trying to control her"! Rusty said getting up in Beavers' face.
"OK STOP", Casey said loud enough for the whole entire bar listen to what she had to say.
"Russ, I really appreciate you trying to defend me and protect me, but I can take care of myself". Casey said.
"I know you can I just don't want people messing with your head telling you what you should and shouldn't do", Rusty said looking at Beaver and Heath as he said it.
"Thank you, but it's my life which you are apart of yes, but I don't want you speaking for me even if your right", Casey said giving Rusty a half smile.
"As for you two, Casey said getting up from her seat towards Beaver and Heath. If I thought getting back together with Cappie would fix everything we would already be together, but unfortunately I am graduating whether we like it or not and I can't stay here not knowing what the world has to offer me no matter how much I love Cappie". Casey said patting Beaver on the back.
"Ok", Beaver said.
"But, if it were reverse Cappie would give up his own life living and career wise to be with you and you and me both know that's true and always will be" Beaver said before he and Heath left the table with their beer.
"Casey are you ok", Rusty said hugging her.
"I'm sorry I have to leave I can't deal with this right now", she said before storming out of Doblers in tears.
"Hey, well your finally home", Ashleigh said noticing Casey came through the door quietly.
"Yeah, sorry I came a little late, but who cares did you get some thinking done while you went on your walk", Casey said trying to change the subject.
"Well now that you mention it I did", Ashleigh said in a happy voice.
"Oh, well are you going to tell me" ,Casey asked going over to sit next to Ashleigh.
"OK, well when I started walking down GREEK row I started thinking about the job I didn't get'. Ashleigh said smiling.
"Ash", Casey said worrying why Ashleigh did exactly what she didn't want her to do.
"No it's fine it actually was a good thing", Ashleigh said.
"A good thing", Casey said confused.
"Yeah, well when I started thinking about fashion and how I think I would be really good at it even if all I'm doing is fetching people's coffee, I realized what if I looked up fashion jobs that needed employees on the internet"?
"Yeah keep going", Casey said.
"Well I found something", Ashleigh said not being able to control her excitement any longer.
"WHAT, you got a job", Casey said hugging Ashleigh as they stood jumping up and down.
"Yeah I will be managing this important designer person assisting her in her outfits and the best part is it's here in Ohio not very far from campus so I can come and check up on the house and see how everyone's doing".
Ashleigh said.
"WOW, a job", Casey said.
"I know it seems like just a few hours ago I was a wreck now everything's changed", Ashleigh said proudly.
"Yeah changed", Casey said sitting back down sighing.
"Is everything ok with you", Ashleigh said noticing Casey's mood.
"Yeah, well not really, I ran into Cappie at Doblers and, you know what I don't feel like telling this story tonight I just think I'm going to take a shower and go to bed". Casey said with a grin.
"Alright, but if you need me I'm right her", Ashleigh said hugging her best friend
"Thanks Ash", Casey said giving her a little smile.
After Casey left her phone started ringing.
Ashleigh got up and went to check to see who it was and it was and it was a text from,
"Cappie"? Ashleigh said in a baffled tone.
Ashleigh started reading the text which said( "Casey meet me at"….)
Instead of waiting for Casey to get out of the shower, Ashleigh took matters into her own hands.
She grabbed her purse and headed to the place Cappie wanted to meet Casey without telling Casey anything.