Candy Apple Red-Book Two

Chapter 13 - Trust In Fate

Seth's POV

"Are you really wanting to take me to get pizza?" she asks.

I shrug my shoulders, "Yeah? Is that okay?"

She flashes a grin in my direction. I watch as her hair whips wildly around her face, her blue eyes sparkling, "Yeah, that's fine with me. Aren't you afraid someone may see us?"

"Like who?"

"Dylan?" she asks. 

"Sweetheart, Dylan is busy taking care of Mariah. He just left my house right before you called me. Who cares if anyone sees us anyway. We just told your Momma what we were doing, and she was fine with it."

She leans over to kiss my cheek, "Well, alright," she responds. I wrap my arms around her as she lays her head on my chest. 

A few moments later, we arrive at the parking lot of Max's Pizzeria. We climb out of the truck and enter through the front door; I place my hands on the small of her back as we approach the hostess podium. The moment we walk in, we are blindsided at the familiar brown eyes glaring back at us. "Oh, hey, Rachel." I choke out. 

Her parents tiptoe around us and walk out of the front doors as she stands before us with her hands on her hips, "Oh, so this is why you won't return my calls, Seth," she blurts out with a snarky undertone. 

Brie clears her throat, "Would you like to join us?" she asks. 

A look of shock crosses my face. What in the world?

Rachel snickers, "No, thanks. I'd rather not have to be forced to watch you two together."

Brie rolls her eyes, "Rachel, don't be that way. Seth and I are just friends. He's like an older brother to me. I"m leaving for college tomorrow, and he's treating me to farewell dinner is all."

Suddenly, my stomach does flip flops, and I am overcome with emotion.   Does she really feel that way about me? Like a brother?

Rachel tucks her hair behind her ear, "Oh gosh, Brie,  I'm so sorry I acted that way. I don't need to join you two. I actually just finished eating with my parents. You guys have fun, don't let me ruin it for you," she says as she casually squeezes past us, exiting the restaurant. 

"Table for two?" the hostess chimes in.

I nod my head. 

"Okay, follow me," she responds.

Brie and I follow the hostess, where she leads us to a quiet booth towards the back of the restaurant. She places the menus in front of us, "Your waitress will be by shortly."

My entire body tenses as I look up to make eye contact with her, "Well, that was close." she says. 

I reach up to adjust my hat, "Brie, now I need to know. Please tell me you don't think of me as a brother type?"

"No! Of course not! I just told her that to avoid a confrontation."

"What do you think of me, then? I need to know where I stand." I ask bluntly. 

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, do you have feelings for me?" I ask. 

She doesn't say anything; I notice as tears begin to stream down her cheeks. She nods her head while looking down at her lap. I reach out for her hand, "Is that a yes?" I ask. 

She nods her head again. I reach into my pocket and pull out my handkerchief and hand it to her. She reaches out with one hand to wipe the tears from her eyes with my handkerchief while holding onto my hand with the other; her little fingers are like ice. 

"That's why I wanted to bring you here, Brie. We have a lot to talk about. Not to mention, it doesn't sit right with me doing the stuff that we do and not having the opportunity to take you out on a date."

She shakes her head from side to side and belts out a laugh, "Aww... that is sweet, Seth." she replies. 

"Listen, I want to tell you something. I don't want you to freak out, but I think I am in love with you." 

She looks up at me, her eyes wide, mouth open slightly, "I love you, too." she chokes out. 

"You do?" I ask as an enormous grin crosses my face.

She nods her head and quickly looks down as the waitress approaches our table, "You two ready to order?"

"Yeah, we will just take a medium pepperoni pizza and a pitcher of coke, please," I respond. 

"Alright, thank you," she says before taking our menus and walking away. 

"I am so glad to hear this, Brie. Now I don't want to tell you all this to keep you here. That's not my intention. I just felt like you needed to know how much I love you. I am all for you going to college and having new experiences. I'm always going to be here for you. I feel in my heart that if it's meant to be, you will come back to me at some point." 

"I don't really want to go, Seth; I want to stay here with you." she cries out. 

"Darlin, listen. I'm not going anywhere. You and I will always be friends no matter what. Once you graduate and you feel that you want to come back here, then I'll be here, but I refuse to hold you back and have you tied down here."

"So you just want to be friends?" she asks. 

"Okay, let's play out the scenario for a minute. Maybe you and I carry on a long-distance relationship while you are gone. There are times where I am mandated to work weekends for overtime. Even if I wasn't, and I went to Tennessee on the weekends to see you, then that keeps you from going out with your friends and having a good time. I'm sure there will be lots of parties that you will want to go to. I don't want you to resent me."

"I won't resent you, Seth." She pouts.

I exhale audibly, "Baby, I don't want to chance it. All I ask is that you come back to my place and spend one more evening with me. We can say goodbye the proper way."

The waitress returns with our pitcher of soda and two glasses, and I pour us each a glass. 

"Okay," she responds. 

I sit back and grin ear to ear, "I do really love you, Brie."

"I really love you, too," she responds. 

After a few moments, the waitress returns with our pizza. We finish our meal, and I pay the bill before leaving to go back to my house. 

Once we pull into my drive, I have her all to myself for the rest of the evening, and I plan to make the most of it.

Brie's POV

He pulls up in the drive and puts the truck in park before we climb out. Before I realize what was happening, he darts around to the front of the truck and swoops me off the ground, "Oh my gosh! Is this really necessary, Seth?!" I cry out through laughter. 

"Yep, it is to me."

He barges through the front door and carries me all the way to the bedroom, plopping me down onto the bed. I yelp from the initial shock before I kick off my sandals. He reaches down and hooks his fingers through my panties to yank them down impatiently before he throws his hat across the room and buries his face into my p***y. I lean up to lace my fingers through his hair as he swirls his tongue around my c**t, "Ahh! s**t, Seth!" I cry out. 

He wraps his hands around my thighs to hold me in place as my legs begin to quiver and my body tenses. I buck wildly as he tightens his grip over me. I roll my tongue across my bottom lip as he lightly sucks on my flower. After a few moments of enjoying the sweet torture of his tongue assault on my p***y, I am close to my breaking point, "Oh! I'm cumming!" I cry out as my c**t begins to warm and pulsates. He buries his face further into my p***y and continues to roll his tongue around my c**t. Suddenly, I reach my c****x and fall back onto the bed. I grab the comforter and arch my back while bucking wildly from his grip. 

Once my body relaxes, he releases his hold on my thighs and opens the drawer to his nightstand to retrieve a condom, "Take off your dress." he orders me. 

I pull my dress over my head and reach behind me to unfasten my bra and toss them to the ground next to the bed. I lay before him, naked and vulnerable. After he is completely undressed, he unwraps the condom and slides it over his erect c**k before positioning himself between my legs. He runs his c**k along my slit to get it slick my arousal before he enters me. I belt out a soft pitch moan before tightly wrapping my legs around him, "I love you so much, baby." he whispers. 

I reach up and lace my fingers through his hair as I pull him to me, "I love you." I respond. 

He fills my mouth up with his tongue, and I reach my tongue out to meet his as he thrusts his c**k inside of me. Our bodies are sticky with perspiration as we become one at this moment. It's an incredible sensation to know that the person with whom I share such an intimate moment loves me as much as I love him. I was so terrified to say those three words to him, but I am grateful he broke the ice at dinner this evening. The two of us spend the rest of the night making love until our bodies give out. 

Around 10:00 pm, we get dressed, and Seth drops me off in front of the house; this time, since Momma knew I was with him, we didn't feel the need to hide that we were spending time together. 

He puts the truck in park; I look over to notice his eyes are so deep and intense right now that it's hard to look for fear I might lose myself in them, "Goodnight, Brie." He says. 

I open the truck door before turning back to him, "Goodnight, Seth."

I hop out of the truck and slowly march up the sidewalk and up the front porch before turning back to wave him off as he pulls out of the drive. I open the front door to stand in the doorway and watch as he drives off down the road. Once he's out of sight, I close the door behind me and lean into it, sliding down to a seated position on the floor. I cover my face with my hands and begin to sob uncontrollably. 

Suddenly, I'm interrupted by the sound of footsteps. I look up and notice that Momma is standing in front of me in the entryway, "Aww... sweetie. I'm sorry you are feeling this way. Trust in fate. If it's meant to be, it will be." 

I wipe the tears from my eyes with the back of my hand, "What?" Momma...I don't..." 

She sits on the floor next to me, "Shh... it's okay, sugar. Don't think I haven't noticed you sneaking off with him for the last few weeks. I know what you two have been doing.  You love him, don't ya?"

I nod my head, "Yes, I love him so much, Momma. He told me he loves me too, but he won't keep me here. He wants me to go to Tennessee." 

"I knew I liked him for a reason," she says as he playfully nudges me. 

"He's good people," I say. 

"Well, baby, you need to get some rest. Tomorrow is another day, and we are leaving bright and early in the morning," she says as she pulls herself to a standing position. 

"Alright," I tell her as I stand and follow her up the steps. We part ways as she goes into her room, and I go into mine. I close the door behind me once I enter. Sleep...Brie...Tomorrow is another day.