Chapter 8: the barn dance part 2
The journey to the town hall wasn't as bad as both Badger and Mallory thought it would be, they talked, laughed even as they sang along to cheesy country music. Soon they arrived at the town hall which now looked beautiful as all the fairy lights which covered the room,being the only source of light as well as some well protect candles.
Mallory excused her self while she said her hellos to people, as Badger began make his way towards the punch bowl to get them some drinks. They soon met again and headed towards a table where they continued their conversation from the truck
" so no Jake huh? I thought this would be right up his street" Badger said as he abruptly changed the subject as he scanned the room looking for him
" no he left with his parent last night to visit his grandmother in Brooks so he couldn't make it but he did want to come, why are you suddenly so interested in Jake?" she asked as she carefully eyed him as he had a hidden agenda
" aww heard its nice this time of the year, and I'm not but I just noticed he wasn't here and wondered if it had anything to do with you" he said as he smiled at her
" well it doesn't ok? Can we drop to now" she said she became more and more uncomfortable with talking about Jake and her
" sure, how about we talk about how much Ty is trying to impress Amy with his slick dace moves" he said as they both began to laugh while they watched the young couple dance
Amy and Ty had decided that tonight they would leave Badger and Mallory sort out their relationship, in the hopes of focusing on their own more. It's not that they had began to drift apart, they were becoming more like a married couple than life filled couple they were before this started
" you know I missed this, us being close and it just being us. Do you know what I know what I mean?" Amy said as she looked up at Ty while they continued to slow dance
" yeah me too and I do, we've been busy with Mallory and work that we forgot to make time for us" Ty said he pulled her closer to him as to further his point
" and we need to make time for us, i think we should go to the lake house for a couple of days ... To you know check on the horses that go there" she said as she grinned at the cover story she was planning on telling her family
" yeah because the horse are real reason why, I mean we wouldn't want them to be hurt and untreated... I guess it's just a bonus if we are alone and decided to stay for a couple of days" he said as he kissed the top her head while she snuggled closer to him
" I love you Amy, so much" Ty said he looked her
" I love you to, Ty" said Amy knowing they could deal with anyone as long as that rained the same
Badger had been thinking about what he should do to talk to Mallory and to make his first real move on her since Jake wasn't here to make it awkward. He had watching her all night as she talked politely to people who asked for her parents or why she wasn't with them in Nashville anymore.
The more he watched her, the more he began to notice more things about her like when she was uncomfortable she would play with her ring or when she thought she was alone she would spare a glance at the fairy lights or would gently sing along to whatever song was being played. He decided that to take Ty's advice
" hey, you doing ok?" he asked just after another person had been asking about her parents
" yeah I'm fine ( trying to reassure him with a smile) ... Oh man I love this song" she said as she began to sway side to side in time with the music
" cut by the plumb, it's a great song ...want to dance?" he said as he stretched out of hid hand to her as he looked hopefully at her. She weighted the pros and cons for it but decided she should story worrying so much, it was only a dance. She nodded as he lend her to the dance floor
For the few minutes they were quiet as they settled into each other, Badger tried to copy the position that he saw Ty and Amy using while they were dance. Therefore he put his arms around her waist and clasping his hands together as they met behind her back, she couldn't help but her hands behind his neck as she began to put her head on his shoulder. They swayed side to side gently as they began to snuggle into each as they were missing pieces of a jigsaw being put together at last
" I have to tell you that if someone had told me a couple of weeks that we would be doing this, I would have called them crazy but I'm glad we are" Badger said as he suddenly felt a little awkward at the silence between them
" but Mallory you should know that I'm sor..." he began to say just she looked up him
"shhh ok, no more talking ok? Don't ruin it" she said softly as she whispered it to his shoulder, she was over hearing him saying he was sorry
For the rest of the night they just danced barely talking, barely separating themselves from the other as they just got closer. It seemed to them that they were the only ones in the room, they had forgotten the others but no one else matter to them. However soon it was time to leave since the barn dance was ending, they gathered their things almost sadly as it was all over. They said their goodbyes as the others were either already home or heading that way, shortly after they climbed into Badgers truck.
During the ride home they were silent contemplating the fact that they had shared several moments during the dance but also that they fact they had never been as comfortable as they had been together with anyone else.
When they finally arrived back at Heartland, Badger turn the engine off as they remained seated in the truck, sensing that this was the moments to really harsh out their feelings
" you know that I did everything to protect you from the hurt that truth would bring, I know it's stupid since you got hurt anyway but I didn't mean it to happen like that..." he said as he drifted off as he noticed her beginning to shale her head
" you don't get to decided that stuff for me, no one does I would rather know the truth now and deal than a year after and deal, I'm a big girl" she said softly as turned to face him as she looked him in those eyes she loved so much
" the hardest thing I've ever had to do was push you away and forget about you and my feelings for you...forgive me" he said as he began to move closer to her as mimicked his movement
"no" she said almost weakly as they both began to lean in towards each other, feeling his words beginning to sink in and affect her despite the fact she secretly like that he still had this effect on her
" forgive me" he whispered inches away from her lips
Mallory tried to resist, after a few seconds of just looking at him while they both breathed. Finally feeling the temptation mixed in with their feelings and his words, she began to kiss and a few moments he kissed her back with the same amount of intensity as his hand become tangled in her hair moving closer to her.
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