“I love you too and always baby…..”

I looked at the clock…I just gave him more than two minutes so the fucker better have the bitch gone. I pulled around the stadium and saw him leaning against his truck as some girl was pressed all up against him. I just shook my head. He was going to end up fucking up and getting someone pregnant if he didn’t stop this bullshit.

I pulled up and honked the horn. He waved goodbye and jogged over to the truck and jumped in.

“Thanks for the extra few minutes.” He said as he gave me a wink.

“Jeff…this is getting out of hand. I mean come on dude did you know her name?”

“What?”

“You heard me….did you even know that girls name?”

“Of course I did. She’s a bartender at Rebels and her name is Stacey……..there are you happy fuckwad.”

I shook my head as we made our way downtown to Fado’s. I had my one drink and surprising enough Jeff only ordered a coke. We talked for a few more minutes with some of the guys and then Jeff and I took off for Ari’s birthday party.

By the time we got to the party and pulled down their driveway there were already about fifteen cars parked all around.

“Mother fucker! What the fuck is Jon Baker doing here?”

Jeff looked around until he saw him leaning against a BMW talking to some bleached blonde.

“Hell if I know. Ari wouldn’t have invited him so that means douche bag Jason must know him.”

I parked my truck around the side of the cottage. By the time we got around to the front door Jon and the blonde must have already gone inside. I opened the door and was not surprised to see him standing there talking to Ellie. Fucking dick.

“Gun, just take it easy. He’s only talking to her.”

“Yeah and that’s all he is ever going to do with her.”

I started making my way over to Ellie. She smiled that big beautiful smile she saves only for me. She stepped away from Jon and started to walk towards me. I picked her up and kissed the fuck out of her.

“WOW! Was that because Jon was talking to me or are you just that happy to see me?”

Shit I loved this girl! I laughed as I kissed her quickly again. “BOTH!”

“I’ll take both then, anytime!” I slid Ellie down against me and made sure she felt my already hard dick. Just looking at her turned me on. She gave me a wink and smiled. I needed to let her know how much I always wanted her.

“Hey sis….” Jeff said as he leaned down to give Ellie a kiss on the cheek and a quick hug.

“Thanks for coming Jeff. I’m sure Ari will be happy to see you.”

Jeff just shrugged as he scanned the room. His head stopped and his eyes lit up for the first time in two months. I looked over to where he was looking and there was Ari. She was laughing at something Amanda and Heather were saying and she had not noticed Jeff yet. Just then she looked over and I could tell she sucked in her breath at the sight of Jeff standing in her living room. I looked down at Ellie and noticed she was holding her breath. When I looked back at Ari she smiled at Jeff. I swear it was the first time I had seen that smile of hers since the day she was riding horses at the ranch. I turned to look at Jeff and he was smiling back at her. He then nodded and waved. She waved back and her face turned as red as a rose.

Huh….interesting. Ellie leaned up and asked if I wanted a beer and I shook my head no. I mouthed water to her and she smiled and turned to walk into the kitchen. I looked up just in time to see Jon watching Ellie walk into the kitchen. I think I was going to have to beat his ass, and soon.

Just then I heard Ari.

“Hey Gunner, Hi Jeff, um long time no see! How’ve you been?”

Jeff cleared his throat after his first attempt to talk to her failed.

“Um, I’ve been good. Busy with football and senior year and all. How about you? You look beautiful and um Happy Birthday squirt!”

Ari blushed again. I looked over her shoulder and saw douche bag Jason watching her every move. Fuck, I could not stand that guy. Something about him made me uneasy.

“Thank you for both the compliment and the birthday wishes. I’ve been okay……..busy. I miss hanging out with y’all. I’m thinking of going to the ranch with Ellie for Thanksgiving weekend since my parents are going on a cruise. Are you um, you planning on being there?”

Jeff must have felt the daggers being thrown his way by Jason because he looked up and smiled at the prick before looking back down to Ari.

“Yeah, I’m planning on heading there with Gunner.”

Ari smiled a big satisfying smile. “Cool! Maybe we can have a rematch of that horse race you clearly cheated at.” Ari said with a wink.

Jeff let out a laugh.

“You bet Ari, a rematch sounds great.” Jeff said as they both just stood there and stared at each other.

Just then douche bag Jason hit a spoon on the side of a wine glass. What a fuck head. Ellie walked back up and Ari gave Ellie a questioning look. Ellie just shrugged her shoulders.

“Can I have everyone’s attention please, quiet down please. Arianna baby please come stand next to me.”

Ellie leaned up and whispered to me….”What the hell is this all about? He NEVER calls her baby!” Jeff must have heard Ellie because he snapped his head back over to where Ari was now standing next to Jason.

Jason turned Ari around so she was facing directly in front of us. Next thing I know stepped in front of her and got down on one knee.

“OH SHIT” Ellie and I both said at the same time.

“Arianna my sweet Arianna….these last few months have been nothing but magical for me.”

Ari was looking down at this jackass with a shocked look on her face. I wonder if she was more shocked that he was about to ask her to marry him or that he just described their last few months together as being magical. Douche bag. All they ever did was fight!

“It would be my greatest honor if you were to take this ring and say you will marry me.”

Ari looked up and looked directly at Jeff. She almost had a pleading look in her eyes. Jeff just stood there staring back at her.

“JEFF! Do something, say something for Christ sake!” Ellie whispered.

“Arianna baby I know this might seem sudden but, baby will you be my wife?” Douche bag had to ask her again because she was still staring at Jeff. Oh this was going to be good.

Ari looked down at Jason and then back up at Jeff again.

“I need some fresh air…..” Jeff said as he walked towards the front door.

“FUCK!” Ellie and I both said again at the same time. I started to go after him as Ellie pushed me from behind trying to get me to walk faster. I looked over at Ari who now had her eyes closed with a single tear rolling down her cheek. She opened her eyes and looked down at Jason but I never got to hear what she said because Ellie was pushing me out the goddamn front door.

Jeff was throwing up by the BMW that Jon had been leaning against earlier. Damn….I sure hope that was the assholes car.

“OH MY GOD Jefferson! Are you okay?” Ellie said as she ran over to him.

“What the fuck is wrong with you mother fucking idiot! You just let the best fucking thing that will EVER happen to you go! You just walked away from her you goddamn stupid mother fucker!” I said as Jeff kept throwing up.

“GUNNER! STOP!” Ellie shouted at me.

“Why Ellie? Because he just let the only girl he has ever loved end up with some fucking dick head who is going to end up fucking cheating on her with some country club plastic Barbie? You fucked up again Jeff!”

Jeff was still throwing up and Ellie was just standing there rubbing her hand on his back.

“Shut the fuck up Gunner! You don’t think I know what the fuck just happened. You don’t think I lay in bed every fucking night and pray to God that Ari was mine and that I could turn back the clocks and do it the fucking right way? I’m getting what I fucking deserve. I don’t deserve her, I never have!”