| �Yes.� �The Kevin that�s your cousin?� �Yes.� She stared at me and I saw the tears fall down. That was one of the few times I saw her cry. �Why?� �The same Kevin who can�t stand me and would love to see me dead, but would be happy if I was out of your life.� �Why does everyone say that? He doesn�t hate you.� �Brian, he�s told me that to my face, he�s also done a lot more.� �Like what?� �Like�� she shook her head and walked to do the door. �I�m going to Nick�s.� She walked out to her car and quickly drove off. I leaned against the door frame, just staring at where her car used to be. Two hours later and my fingers were killing me. Every couple seconds I was picking up the phone and dialing Nick�s number, but stopped myself. She wouldn�t talk to me, not until she was ready to. My head turned around as my front door was slammed open. �You fuckin� accused her?� �Nick, how is she?� �You accused her and than told her who told you?� �Well yeah.� �Brian, she�s so fuckin� gone, I hope you know that.� �Why?� �Um, maybe because she loves you and would never, EVER, cheat on you. And maybe because Kevin can not stand her.� �Ugh..I�m so sick..� �Here me out, okay?� I only nodded my head. �Six months ago, remember that nice black eye she had?� Once again, I nodded my head. �And she had a scar on her arm. She told everyone that her kid had gotten really upset and took his anger out on her?� I just stared at him, remembering that day all to well. She was crying and my heart went out to her. I wanted to take that kid myself and beat him up. �It wasn�t the kid.� �Who was it than?� �The black eye came from Kevin. The scar on her upper arm and her thigh, came from Kristen.� �WHAT?� �Kristen and her had a fight and it became violent. Well, Theresa got a couple hits on her and Kevin got extremely pissed off. It was the day he told her that he wished she were dead. That she was not nearly good enough for you. She said something and he hit her, plain and simple.� �Kevin would never do that.� �I walked in on it Brian. He saw me and I vowed I would never tell anyone. Least of all, you.� I shook my head, not wanting to believe my own cousin would betray me in such a way. �Theresa would not cheat on you Brian. Your heart tells you that. Believe the right person.� I sat down on the couch and my felt my heart breaking. Not over the loss of a love, for I can, I would, win her back, but for a family member that I now hated with every fiber of me. One I couldn�t even call family anymore. I jumped off the couch, jumped in my Jeep and raced to a house I knew all to well, debating on where I wanted to hit him first. I slammed the front door open and stormed into the house. �God damn it Kevin, where the fuck are you?� �Woah, chill Bri, what�s wrong?� �She�s gone, are you happy?� �Why would I be happy, I don�t want you to hurt.� �No, you�d rather hurt my fuckin� woman, right?� �What do you mean?� �Nick told me everything. Why Kevin?� �Cause you could do better. I found the perfect woman for you Brian. She�s 25, pretty, smart, looks totally hot.� �Theresa is all that, she�s just 22.� �She�s too young, she still has to experience life.� �And thanks to you, she�s experienced quite a bit.� �She wouldn�t listen to me or Kristen.� �You dragged your wife into this.� �No Bri, he didn�t drag me into it, I was already involved.� �I will not let you drag our family through the mud because of stupid ass hoe you think is so damn precious.� I narrowed my eyes and before I realized, I felt my fist flying right into Kevin�s jaw and my other one flying into his stomach. �You ever come near her or me, I will fuckin� kill you Kevin. The same for you Kristen. She will be my wife and there is nothing, NOT A DAMN THING, you can do about it, understand?� Kevin just held his jaw as Kristen helped him up. �Whatever. I will never talk to you again.� �Right now, that makes me very happy.� I jumped back in my jeep and raced to the beach. I walked along the shore and sighed. �Now to win my woman back.� �Are you so sure you have to?� I quickly turned around and saw her there. Her hair blowing with the wind and her angelic smile. �Theresa.� �Hi.� �Hey. Are you upset at me?� She turned to look at the water and finally turned to look at me. �The night Kevin did all that, I was shocked and scared. I was waiting for the day when he would become really involved. I was scared you honestly thought that, up until you told me who said that. Than I knew the idea was planted, but it hadn�t grown.� �I am so sorry I believed him.� �Hey, he was family. You didn�t know he didn�t like me. He made it quite known to everyone else, but not to you.� �Can I make it up to you?� �As I see it, you have a lifetime to make it up to me. Starting with tonight, here, on this beach.� I smiled down at her and brought her lips up against mine. |
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