tell them to move because I don’t need it. And I really don’t. She could have talked to me before she broke my heart. She could have expressed herself better than she did. But she didn’t and she ruined everything. That’s all on her. They should be protecting her from me in all honesty.
“Why is it I find the two of you in front of him, when you both damn well know he doesn’t need to be protected?” Her voice reaches my ears and it’s like fireworks going off in my body. I love her voice. The southern accent and the dips in tones along with the dark undertone. When she speaks she means business.
“We aren’t protecting him, sweetheart. We’re protecting you. I remember what it was like while you two were courting each other. I can’t imagine what he could do to you now.” Royal smirks and raises his arms over his head. For the world he looks relaxed but I see the tension in his shoulders. He shouldn’t be this stressed the day before his wedding.
I need her to leave so we can drink some beer and chill out in front of the TV for his bachelor party. Not much of one if you ask me but since this is the third one we’ve thrown, it’s sort of routine.
I turn around and head towards the house. Wesley comes out the front door with BeeBee. I scoop the tiny fairy up and walk her down the driveway. “I’m not gonna see you again, am I?” she asks, her voice small and sad.
I smooth my hand over her hair and lay her head against my shoulder. “You’ll see me again, tiny fairy. I’ll come and see you once your sister leaves again. I’m sorry I didn’t come visit before but it was too hard for me.”
I feel her nod her head against me. “Paisley didn’t want to come. Mamaw threw a huge fit and they yelled on the phone for ten minutes. Mamaw said if she didn’t come that she would leave Papaw and never speak to her again.” BeeBee sniffles and I hold her closer to me. “When they got off the phone Mamaw said she was bluffing and that she would never do any of that. I told her I knew that and that I knew sometimes you have to be mean to Paisley to get her to do anything.”
I laugh. “Yes, sometimes you have to be.”
Pierce and Royal part when we approach. Royal gives BeeBee a kiss on the cheek. Pierce fist bumps her. Then we make our way down to the bitch. I stop three feet from her and I stare down at her with my blank face on. Even my eyes are blank because this woman knows how to read me. When I see it in her eyes, the fear, I set BeeBee down on her feet and back away slowly, never taking my eyes off the bitch. “I’ll be seeing you, tiny fairy.”
The bitch swallows hard and opens the door so BeeBee can climb in the car. I turn around, walking towards the house when her voice stops me. “You can act all cool and collected, Channing. You can stand there and pretend you don’t feel anything. You could give me the cold shoulder and silent treatment for the rest of our lives but I’ll always know.”
I know she wants me to turn around so she can tell me what she knows, but I don’t give her the satisfaction. I just stand there giving her my back, waiting. I do know if she doesn’t tell me what she knows, I’ll lose my goddamn mind.
I hear the hitch in her voice and I know she’s on the verge of tears. I close my eyes and grit my teeth. It’s all a ploy, one to make me look at her. She hated it when I shut her out. Not that I did it much but she could piss me off sometimes.
“I’ll always know that you love me. I’ll always know it’s you and me until the end of time. No matter if we are together or apart.” I turn around so fast I think I might have broke my neck. Tears run down her face. No one is around us and it’s just her and me.
“You say that like you mean it.” I laugh harshly and she flinches. “What I remember is you leaving me behind.” I walk closer to her and I look at her with all the pain and regret in my eyes. “I don’t think it was ever you and me.”
I
“Why is it I find the two of you in front of him, when you both damn well know he doesn’t need to be protected?” Her voice reaches my ears and it’s like fireworks going off in my body. I love her voice. The southern accent and the dips in tones along with the dark undertone. When she speaks she means business.
“We aren’t protecting him, sweetheart. We’re protecting you. I remember what it was like while you two were courting each other. I can’t imagine what he could do to you now.” Royal smirks and raises his arms over his head. For the world he looks relaxed but I see the tension in his shoulders. He shouldn’t be this stressed the day before his wedding.
I need her to leave so we can drink some beer and chill out in front of the TV for his bachelor party. Not much of one if you ask me but since this is the third one we’ve thrown, it’s sort of routine.
I turn around and head towards the house. Wesley comes out the front door with BeeBee. I scoop the tiny fairy up and walk her down the driveway. “I’m not gonna see you again, am I?” she asks, her voice small and sad.
I smooth my hand over her hair and lay her head against my shoulder. “You’ll see me again, tiny fairy. I’ll come and see you once your sister leaves again. I’m sorry I didn’t come visit before but it was too hard for me.”
I feel her nod her head against me. “Paisley didn’t want to come. Mamaw threw a huge fit and they yelled on the phone for ten minutes. Mamaw said if she didn’t come that she would leave Papaw and never speak to her again.” BeeBee sniffles and I hold her closer to me. “When they got off the phone Mamaw said she was bluffing and that she would never do any of that. I told her I knew that and that I knew sometimes you have to be mean to Paisley to get her to do anything.”
I laugh. “Yes, sometimes you have to be.”
Pierce and Royal part when we approach. Royal gives BeeBee a kiss on the cheek. Pierce fist bumps her. Then we make our way down to the bitch. I stop three feet from her and I stare down at her with my blank face on. Even my eyes are blank because this woman knows how to read me. When I see it in her eyes, the fear, I set BeeBee down on her feet and back away slowly, never taking my eyes off the bitch. “I’ll be seeing you, tiny fairy.”
The bitch swallows hard and opens the door so BeeBee can climb in the car. I turn around, walking towards the house when her voice stops me. “You can act all cool and collected, Channing. You can stand there and pretend you don’t feel anything. You could give me the cold shoulder and silent treatment for the rest of our lives but I’ll always know.”
I know she wants me to turn around so she can tell me what she knows, but I don’t give her the satisfaction. I just stand there giving her my back, waiting. I do know if she doesn’t tell me what she knows, I’ll lose my goddamn mind.
I hear the hitch in her voice and I know she’s on the verge of tears. I close my eyes and grit my teeth. It’s all a ploy, one to make me look at her. She hated it when I shut her out. Not that I did it much but she could piss me off sometimes.
“I’ll always know that you love me. I’ll always know it’s you and me until the end of time. No matter if we are together or apart.” I turn around so fast I think I might have broke my neck. Tears run down her face. No one is around us and it’s just her and me.
“You say that like you mean it.” I laugh harshly and she flinches. “What I remember is you leaving me behind.” I walk closer to her and I look at her with all the pain and regret in my eyes. “I don’t think it was ever you and me.”
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