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Authors: Pauliena Acheson
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I get up and start pacing. Why didn’t one of us go check on her? Her brothers are all overprotective, and they didn’t do shit about keeping Christian away from her in the first place! I start walking towards my car and Adam runs up behind me. “I’m going with you,” he growls. Why not? He can have a few hits, too.
Creed and Chase both run up to the car. “Come on, guys. You don’t want to spend Christmas in jail. He’s not worth it!” Creed says.
I shake my head and start my truck. Adam jumps in. “Hold the fuck on! If you two do this, Maggie will feel like shit because you won’t be here for Christmas,” Chase growls.
I want to go deal with Christian, but Chase is right. Maggie will feel bad if we go to jail. “Come on, Jase. Turn it off. Come back to the river so we can all talk about this. Trust me, we want to hurt him just as bad as you do,” Creed says. I look at Adam, sigh, turn off my truck, and Adam and I get out. Creed pats me on the back.
As we walk back towards the river, Maggie, Amy, and Kara come out of the house. I want to walk over to her, pull her in my arms, and never let her go. The girls look at us. “What’s up, boys?” Amy asks.
Chase says , “Nothing. Don’t worry about it.” The girls look as if they want to ask more, but just shrug. Kara heads over to Gabe, while Amy and Maggie start walking towards her car.
“ Okay, out with it. You all seem way too tense for it to be nothing,” Kara says, raising an eyebrow. I look over at Adam, who shakes his head.
Maggie says goodbye to Amy, and I wait until she’s gone before I start to walk over. She does look gorgeous tonight. I can’t believe what almost happened to her. “Jase, is something wrong?” Maggie asks.
Do I ask her what happened, or do I tell her I know? Knowing Maggie, she’ll be embarrassed about it. I don’t want to hurt her any more than she has been already. So, for now, I’ll keep my mouth shut. “Nothing that you need to worry about. Do you want to come sit with us by the river?”
She looks down at her dress, then back up at me. Shit, I didn’t even think about her white dress. “Sure, just let me go get a blanket,” she says.
As I watch her walk back to the house, Adam walks over to me. “You have feelings for her, don’t you? Believe me, we’d very much approve of you,” he says.
I stare at him for a few seconds. “Yeah, I do have feelings for her, but you know that she would never date me…don’t give me that look. Yes, I said date! She’d never be a one-night stand, Adam.” Adam nods and pats me on the back just as Maggie is coming out the door with enough blankets for all of us. Adam and I help her lay them out.
We all sit down… I’m on one side of her, Adam on the other. She keeps looking at us. Is she trying to figure out what’s wrong? I just smile at her and look back out at the river. Next thing I know, Maggie lays down, looking up at the stars. “The sky is so clear tonight. You can see all the stars,” she whispers. Looking down at her, I can’t help but think how beautiful she is.
We all sit there for a while before Heather comes out and asks if I am ready to head home. Dammit, I really don’t want to leave. I push to my feet, getting ready to say my goodbyes, when I notice that she has fallen asleep. I smile. “Maggie fell asleep,” I say.
Chase smiles. “I’ll get her to bed.” I would have done it, but they might take it the wrong way so I say goodbye, and Heather and I head to the truck.
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As soon as we walk in the front door, Mom is asking us how the party was. She and Dad were sorry that they couldn’t be there. I tell her it was great and say that there’s always the New Year’s Eve party that Maggie’s family throws. As Heather heads up to bed, I say, “Adam and Maggie’s brother, Chase, came home after all. He showed up tonight.” I don’t tell her what happened in the barn, though. What could have happened to her makes me sick
Creed and Chase both run up to the car. “Come on, guys. You don’t want to spend Christmas in jail. He’s not worth it!” Creed says.
I shake my head and start my truck. Adam jumps in. “Hold the fuck on! If you two do this, Maggie will feel like shit because you won’t be here for Christmas,” Chase growls.
I want to go deal with Christian, but Chase is right. Maggie will feel bad if we go to jail. “Come on, Jase. Turn it off. Come back to the river so we can all talk about this. Trust me, we want to hurt him just as bad as you do,” Creed says. I look at Adam, sigh, turn off my truck, and Adam and I get out. Creed pats me on the back.
As we walk back towards the river, Maggie, Amy, and Kara come out of the house. I want to walk over to her, pull her in my arms, and never let her go. The girls look at us. “What’s up, boys?” Amy asks.
Chase says , “Nothing. Don’t worry about it.” The girls look as if they want to ask more, but just shrug. Kara heads over to Gabe, while Amy and Maggie start walking towards her car.
“ Okay, out with it. You all seem way too tense for it to be nothing,” Kara says, raising an eyebrow. I look over at Adam, who shakes his head.
Maggie says goodbye to Amy, and I wait until she’s gone before I start to walk over. She does look gorgeous tonight. I can’t believe what almost happened to her. “Jase, is something wrong?” Maggie asks.
Do I ask her what happened, or do I tell her I know? Knowing Maggie, she’ll be embarrassed about it. I don’t want to hurt her any more than she has been already. So, for now, I’ll keep my mouth shut. “Nothing that you need to worry about. Do you want to come sit with us by the river?”
She looks down at her dress, then back up at me. Shit, I didn’t even think about her white dress. “Sure, just let me go get a blanket,” she says.
As I watch her walk back to the house, Adam walks over to me. “You have feelings for her, don’t you? Believe me, we’d very much approve of you,” he says.
I stare at him for a few seconds. “Yeah, I do have feelings for her, but you know that she would never date me…don’t give me that look. Yes, I said date! She’d never be a one-night stand, Adam.” Adam nods and pats me on the back just as Maggie is coming out the door with enough blankets for all of us. Adam and I help her lay them out.
We all sit down… I’m on one side of her, Adam on the other. She keeps looking at us. Is she trying to figure out what’s wrong? I just smile at her and look back out at the river. Next thing I know, Maggie lays down, looking up at the stars. “The sky is so clear tonight. You can see all the stars,” she whispers. Looking down at her, I can’t help but think how beautiful she is.
We all sit there for a while before Heather comes out and asks if I am ready to head home. Dammit, I really don’t want to leave. I push to my feet, getting ready to say my goodbyes, when I notice that she has fallen asleep. I smile. “Maggie fell asleep,” I say.
Chase smiles. “I’ll get her to bed.” I would have done it, but they might take it the wrong way so I say goodbye, and Heather and I head to the truck.
****
As soon as we walk in the front door, Mom is asking us how the party was. She and Dad were sorry that they couldn’t be there. I tell her it was great and say that there’s always the New Year’s Eve party that Maggie’s family throws. As Heather heads up to bed, I say, “Adam and Maggie’s brother, Chase, came home after all. He showed up tonight.” I don’t tell her what happened in the barn, though. What could have happened to her makes me sick
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