by Alaina Marks
“Neal!” Emily extended her arms for a hug.
“Hey lil sis!” He embraced Emily, they rocked back and forth as they hugged.
Brandi held her clutch in both hands, standing up straight and poised. She smiled at the obvious love shared between Neal and his sister. Emily looked up at her while Neal still had her in his embrace. “Neal, you can let me go now, I can barely breathe.”
Neal let her go, they both laughed. “I hope he doesn’t hug you that hard, geez!” She said playfully, slapping Neal on the arm.
“Oh, Emily, I would like you to meet my girlfriend, Brandi.” Brandi stared at Neal with wide eyes. He looked back at her, with the biggest grin on his face, showing those deeper than the ocean dimples.
Emily broke the silence. “Well, nice to meet you Brandi. I’ve heard so much about you.” She extended her hand to Brandi.
Brandi blinked rapidly. Girlfriend? She turned her attention to Emily and shook her extended hand. “Umm, yea…Emily nice to meet you too. I’ve heard a lot about you as well. Congratulations on the wedding by the way. And thanks for allowing me to come join you tonight.”
“Oh definitely, you are more than welcome. It’s been awhile since Neal’s had a girlfriend, so, yea!” She punched Neal in the arm. “Mingle guys, have fun, we’ll be starting dinner in a minute. Mom and dad are around here somewhere.” She gave Neal a kiss on the cheek. She whispered in his ear before she walked over to chat with her fiancée and some friends.
Brandi turned to face Neal. “Girlfriend?” She bit her bottom lip, concealing the smile that wanted to spread across her face so wide.
Neal looked into her eyes, “Brandi, if you would accept, I would love to be your boyfriend. When I first met you, I didn’t expect to fall for you as hard as I did. I would really love it if I can be more to you than just ‘fun in the sack’. I know that due to past experiences we both have sworn off relationships, but I think we have something special. It’s been a long time since I’ve even met a woman that I wanted to take it to the next level with. Let’s take a chance on each other, Brandi. Let’s love as if we’ve never been hurt before. I promise you are in good hands, Brandi. Do you trust me?”
Brandi paused for a moment. He had finally said what she’d wanted to hear for a long time and yes, she did trust him, whole heartedly. “You know what, Mr. Calhoun, I think I’ll take you up on that offer.” They smiled at each other and sealed the deal…with a kiss.
~THE END~
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