right now anyway.” We settle down in my room and get in my bed. I spoon up behind her and tickle her hair. She is asleep within minutes, and I just hold her and thank God that nothing happened and that she is here in my arms. I love her so much, and I am so happy to just hold her. I have no other person except Keller to hold onto since my mother died. Now that Carter and I have told each other that we love each other. I know I will do anything to keep her with me for forever. I start to hold her even tighter just knowing that I still have a lot to overcome with getting Keller to accept this and handling her bitch of a mother. I also know this won’t be the last guy that wants Carter and tries to take what’s mine. Right now, though, I just try to enjoy the fact that I have Carter in my arms, she loves me, and we are in it all together.
Chapter 8
Carter
The last two weeks have gone by so fast, and Bray and I start our senior year on Monday. We went to visit Keller last Saturday for his first game at Florida State. His defense helped shut the other team down, and the Seminoles killed Georgia Tech 23-0 for their opening game. Bray and I were so proud of him, but still were not able to be honest and tell him that we are a couple now. We discussed it before we went but agreed that right now for Keller it would do more harm than good. He is the most wonderful guy in the world, but I just can’t love him as he wants me to. It has always been Bray for me, but that doesn’t take away how much I do love Keller or that he is an important part of our very tight family.
Brayden and I agreed t hat we could wait no longer than Christmas to tell him about us, and we know that we are lucky that Keller despises all forms of social media or we would have been outed way before now on our relationship. Keller keeps his feelings hidden pretty well too so that nobody other than Bray and me knew that Keller was in love with me. So, yes, we are avoiding the inevitable blow up and feelings of betrayal, but we also don’t want to distract him from his college football career.
It’s Saturday night, and I’m getting ready for a big field party that is normally attended by a lot of the athletes from a variety of different high schools. Keller and Bray never wanted me to go before because it gets pretty wild, but this year Bray is going with me. I’m going to be careful about how much I drink because of what happened with Tanner, but I’ll also try to let loose and have fun. I want Bray to realize that he doesn’t have to take care of me all the time, but we can still have fun and party hard together. I want to be able to handle myself in this environment because with senior year and then college there is going to be a lot more of it to come.
I pull out a short jean skirt and a strapless pink top with matching pink wedges . I curl my hair and put on a little more makeup than usual. I take extra effort, I just want Bray to be proud to be with me, and he always looks so sexy that I want to look good by his side. Finally, I feel ready and look in the mirror. I feel happy with my reflection tonight. My legs look tan from all the running and swimming Bray and I’ve been doing, and my boobs look high and full in my strapless shirt. The heels give me some much needed height, and the rest of me looks fit and tight. My makeup has made my blue eyes stand out more and my blond hair is really full and shiny. Hope the humidity doesn’t kill it
Brett Battles, Robert Gregory Browne, Melissa F. Miller, J. Carson Black, Michael Wallace, M A Comley, Carol Davis Luce