| �I think that sounds like a good idea,� Haylie said. Brian sat her down on their bed; he went into the closet and grabbed one of his button-down dress shirts. When he came out, Haylie was putting her hair up into a ponytail. He took the towel from around her and helped her button it, but was interrupted by a knock on the bedroom door. �Come in,� Brian said as he buttoned Haylie�s last button, leaving the last three open. Nick came in, �Hey guys, Kevin and Sara are downstairs. They brought dinner and movies over for us, and D and Bone are on their way.� �Can you have Sara come up here?� Haylie asked. �Babe, are you sure you�re up for all of this?� Brian asked. �Yeah, I mean I�m sure they�d understand,� Nick added. �No, I�ll be okay. I can�t stay holed up in here forever.� �I�ll go downstairs and get Sara for you,� Nick said as he left the room. �Let me find something for you to put on under your shirt,� Brian offered. �I�m sure a pair of my boxers would be pretty comfortable, don�t you think?� �Yeah, that would be great,� she smiled. �Baby, I wish you�d do that more often,� Brian said. �Do what?� �Smile, I love to see you smile.� Brian helped her put his boxers on. �Hey there!� Sara said from the doorway. �I hope I�m not interrupting anything,� she grinned. �No,� Brian responded. �I don�t know what she thought she�d be interrupting,� Brian thought to himself, but quickly shook the thought away. �Look, I�ll leave you girls alone to talk,� Brian said kissing the top of Haylie�s head. �I�ll be downstairs if you need me.� Sara walked over to Haylie and gave her a hug. �How are you sweetie?� she asked. �Honestly, you would think that I would be the happiest person in the world, her voice trailed off. �I mean, I live in a beautiful house, I have a gorgeous man who loves me an respects me, and I have awesome friends, but I�m too scared to be happy and enjoy it all.� �Haylie, you�ve let all of this consume you, you can�t live with all of this forever,� Sara replied. �I know, it�s just so hard to forget everything that�s happened.� Before Sara could respond, Brian and Kevin were standing in the doorway. �Are you ladies ready for dinner?� Kevin asked smiling. Chapter Three |