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  this one for Ashley”.

  “That’s really nice brother”.

  “Well it has bothered me about Saul too”, said Sebastian grabbing a few candy bars for Ashley. “Yeah it must, because didn’t you just buy Ashley that new baby doll”.

  “Yeah, I did huh, well she’s my niece I love her”.

  Smiling Seth patted Sebastian’s back, as Shane and Tara sure stared at each other. Tara reached Shane a little piece of paper whispering, “Here it is my phone number”. Seth was grinning now and Sebastian sure eye rolled, as this was nauseating. Smiling at her Shane said, “Little darling talk a bit closer, because I seriously on this end can’t hear you”.

  Standing up on her toes, leaned a little over the counter and whispered out, “Open the piece of paper Shane”.

  Seth smirked, as Sebastian rubbed his hurting head once again mumbling, “I’m gonna hurl”. “Woe be careful little darling leaning over that death trap, because it can be a juggler”, said Shane putting his hand against his back.

  She smiled and he opened it and said, “Aw thanks Tara, a number I’ll memorize”. Smiling at each other Shane asked, “Little darling can I be frank with you”. She nodded her head and he asked, “How old are you?”

  “I just turned eighteen”.

  “Aw nice, perfect”.

  Sebastian started pushing him now saying, “Come on we’ve been here all afternoon”. Shane told Tara, “I am gonna hurt him”, as she giggled.

  Then Sebastian who was not soft spoken said, “Come on maw needs this stuff and bet worried thinking we got kidnapped!”

  Completely dazed, Shane once again did not hear him and Sebastian really yelled, “NOW SHANE!”

  That said, “Okay, bye Tara”, that with a smile replied, “Bye Shane, call me”. Shane looked dumbfounded and confused again since he could not hear her voice, as it was extremely low.

  Sebastian was pulling at Shane and Seth stepped in saying, “I read her lips brother, she told you call her and bye Shane”.

  Smiling brightly with a glow, he said, “Aw little darling, I sure will”, and was staring at her. “Thanks Seth helping me out, because I feel sick and Shane went deaf and dumber about an

  hour ago”.

  Still staring at Tara, but not for long, as Sebastian was physically moving him to the door and

  out finally.

  Walking to the truck, Seth was crunching on cheese crackers from a box that he even threw in for his brother to pay along with the dominoes, because Shane was distracted. Crunching, Seth asked, “Hey what just happened in the store?”

  “An alley cat terrorized a mouse”, replied Sebastian looking at Shane smiling.

  With his eyes big, Seth excitedly said, “Oh how awful a big old cat picking on a little defenseless mouse gee their tiny”.

  Sebastian smirked still leading Shane all the way to the truck and Seth crunching on a mouth full of crackers asked, “Hey what happened to Shane’s flannel, because it's all tore in the back?”

  Snarling Sebastian looks at Shane and replied, “Your brother Morris got into a cat fight over a mouse against a jealous conveyor”.

  Grabbing a handful of crackers from the box, Seth said, “Gee Sebastian you don’t feel good, because you’re talking delirious”.

  While Seth just crunched more and Sebastian said, “Little buddy, I never in twenty two years experienced head pains like I’ve got now”.

  They got into the black truck, Shane was dazed and Sebastian drove his truck. It sure had been a grocery store adventure and nightmare for Sebastian.

  Soon as they made it back home, Sebastian hurried getting the bottle of aspirin out of the kitchen cabinet and took a few. Then set the coloring book down and candy he bought on the counter top and said, “Maw make sure Ashley gets this?”

  “Oh of course, how sweet, you’re always buying that child stuff, what a very loving uncle”, as he just smirked hurrying off quickly to his room.

  Brenda asking, “Shane, Seth, is your brother sick?”

  Seth replied, “I don’t know maw, but where is Sammy, because I got her book”.

  Pointing to the living room and he rushed off, as she looked at Shane sitting down by the kitchen table.

  Glowing in the chair actually, Brenda went unloading the things from the grocery store. Putting the cans into the cupboard. “Wonder what happened, because it took almost two hours”, mumbled Brenda.

  What happened was, Shane did find his true love and his paw told him the truth. Instantly would know it from the first glance and love at first site.

  Later that evening after dinner, Shane showered then rushed out of the house all smiles and Brenda kept going to check on Sebastian in his bedroom where he was a sleep in his bed with a wet washcloth on his head.

  On his nightstand was also a can of ginger ale and she just let him rest walking back through the house into the living room. Giving a big smile looking at Seth, coloring books with his little girl Samantha. Brenda mumbled, “Sundays can sure be nice around here, but not for Sebastian or Shane either”.

  Samantha asked, “Nana want to crayon with us”, as she colored on the book. Raising her hand up meaning in a minute she stood there mumbling, “One boy barely ate his dinner, my other boy never comes out to dinner”.

  Samantha said, “Come on Nana, me daddy’s waiting too”. Seth winked at his little girl that giggled putting her tiny hand by her mouth and both kept coloring, as she still giggled at her daddy.

  “I am coming Sammy girl”, said Brenda and sat down on the floor in front of the coffee table coloring with her boy and grandchild. Sebastian lay in his bed with the wet washcloth covering his face and there was tapping on his door, as it was low and continued.

  He removed the cloth angrily, “Aw heck, what man!” Growling.

  Little three-year old Ashley walked in holding her new coloring book, as he smiled and sat up saying, “Aw hey girl”. She stood near the door wearing her long pink princess nightgown that Sebastian had actually bought her for Christmas and matching slippers.

  He motioned his hand saying, “Come here”, she strutted across the room over by him and quietly said, “I woke you, sorry”.

  “Ah, you never have to be sorry to me little girl”, as she smiled with her bright blue eyes big and he asked, “I see you got the coloring book huh”.

  She nodded her head of long golden curls standing at his bedside and he asked, “Happy with it?” Excitedly, “Oh my yes!” Eyes huge.

  “Aw I’m glad”, said Sebastian smiling at her and she said, “I made you a thanks picture” and he said, “Wow, you did?”

  “Oh yes”.

  “Well can I see it?”

  Crawled up onto the bed, as he scooted back and she showed Sebastian that got excited saying, “Cool, it’s a big heart?”

  She swung her head of long locks and said, “Mr. Cow gave this to the horses, been nice to him”. Sebastian raised his light eyebrows and said, “Oh I see, those horses are the nice guys”. “You are like the horses, uncle Sebastian always be nice to me", and he seemed to get teary eyed.

  Shaking her head fast, she said, “My daddy not like you, oh no, he the biting wolf”, and Sebastian chuckles. Now hung her little head and he asked, “Aw hey Ashley girl, what’s wrong?” I love the picture, I’ll cherish always”.

  “Why Uncle Sebastian did I not get you, the nicest for my daddy?”

  Sebastian got all choked up saying, “Woe, amazing, guess kids do say the strangest things”.

  Swinging of long golden locks even faster she said, “You are best ever be!”

  He just could not help it, as he wiped tears that rolled and she now asked, “No, do not be sad face”.

  Looking at her in tears he said, “I’m far from little girl, you make me my happiest”. She smiled very big and reached over hugging him saying, “I love you my best uncle.” Sebastian held her tightly saying, “I love you to little princess, forever!”

  Little Ashley gave Sebastian the picture th
at she colored for him, as he thanked her again and then walked her to the door, guiding her out, he said, “Goodnight sweetie”, and kissed the top of her head.

  Ashley went to walk away with Sebastian standing by his door watching her go down the hallway slowly he asked, “What’s wrong?”

  Fast as lightning she runs back to him and he knelt down, as she hugged him saying, “I love you bunches”.

  Holding little Ashley tightly, Sebastian replied, “Aw, sweet girl I love you very much, you’re my world”, and her blue eyes become big she asked, “You do?” Nodding he replied, “With all my heart”, she smiled.

  Pushing his curls aside from his ear whispering, “Will you read me a story book?” At once, Sebastian stood up holding Ashley in his arms and walked into her bedroom and walked over to the bed, gently setting Ashley down she crawled under the pink blanket and he reached down a book off the shelf asking, “This one?” She giggles out, “Good book”.

  Sebastian went sitting down on the rocking chair next to the bed reading the book Ashley gigged, but soon starts to yawn.

  Her room beautifully decorated, with everything pink and had many dolls with stuffed animals on two big wooden shelves.

  Sebastian continued reading to Ashley that closed her eyes and he smiled saying, “Sleep tight, little girl”.

  Right when Sebastian stood up ready to leave, Ella walked into the room, as they both look at each other and she said, “Sebastian”, that walked over silently giving her the book and walked out of the room.

  “You are so good to Ashley, reading a book”, mumbled Ella then glanced down and gasped out, looking at a book about a princess in search of her knight-in-shining armor. Ella lifted her head up as tears rolled she quietly said, “Sebastian?” That was in his bedroom sitting on the bed crying heavily with the colored picture firmly in his hand.

  Later after pulling himself together hung his special picture up above his dresser. Meanwhile.

  Chapter 1. The feverish looking boy had headed back to the super market where it was closing time and Tara grabbed her sweater telling her boss, “See you tomorrow,” and walked outside giggling looking at Shane leaning against his red king cab truck with his arms folded and leg crossed and she smiled, he gave her a wink.

  Dressed very nice also in black jeans wearing a red button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows and his black steel toe boots.

  Tara walked up to him, she was adorable very small, and an extremely tiny built frame and had to be only four foot two actually.

  She had the palest natural blonde hair lay onto her petite shoulders and the bluest eyes just like the sky and was nervous, as she got closer to him and he said, “I told you dinner little darling”. “Okay Shane”, replied Tara nervously.

  Dazed and confused, Shane was mumbling, “Aw, wish I could hear a word this pretty little thing says”.

  Shane opened the truck door for her and she got in as he added,

  “Shoot she is quiet like a mouse”.

  His now sick brothers words exactly.

  Seated in the truck and Shane looked at her asking, “Well where to girl?”

  With her head down some, as she was shy and asked, “You like tacos Shane?” Gave a big grin and looked relieved because she was sitting right next to him and he could finally hear the little mouse squeak.

  Driving said, “Ah honestly girl about those tacos”. “Yes Shane honest”.

  “No not at all, I like real food not a snack”.

  Giggling, as he really grinned because he heard more squeaking.

  Looked over at him with a bright smile asked, “What do you like Shane?”

  “Well strictly meat, potatoes and got to have gravy smothering it all with cornbread on the side”. She smiled as he added, “Aw don’t forget soup beans either”.

  “You mean Pinto beans”, said Tara as he winked.

  “Got to have the works little darling”.

  “Why don’t you cook for us”.

  “Nah girl not my style, but if you want to go ahead”.

  “Okay I will”. Shane really grinned, because it seems the tiny mouse wanted to squeak.

  “Yeah Tara I’d like that, but you have to tell me how to get to your place”, and Tara told Shane

  where she lived.

  Ten minutes later, pulled into the parking garage at an apartment building and Shane shut the

  truck off, as she looked at him staring back.

  Putting his arm on the back of the seat he asked, “Hey little darling can I kiss you right now?” Looking serious at him, “I’d like that Shane”, and Shane reached over putting his one arm around her tightly as his arm almost buried her.

  She smiled cuddled way down under what felt like to her a giants arm.

  Looked down at her gently touching her face said, “You are truly beautiful” and kissing her deeply with such a very wet open mouth kiss. She whispered quieter then she already was, “Let’s go in Shane”.

  “Aw you bet girl”, grinning.

  Furthermore, that evening Shane was a complete gentlemen with high respect for Tara that made them dinner, as she had left overs. They sat eating meatloaf with mashed potatoes and she made a salad with biscuits. He told her the meal was great and they sat talking getting to know each other and shared a kiss a few times in between talking.

  After three weeks of nonstop dates, Tara lost her virginity to Shane that was swept up by the moment.

  He definitely went into the storm first time ever without his raincoat and it took Shane a long struggle reaching the finish line with Tara’s first time.

  Seems a mother is always right.

  Shane with Tara became a couple and very much in love from first site, Tara fit right in with the Wiley’s and she stuck to Shane like glue.

  Shane was sure attached to Tara also, as he did not let her come in the bar though. He knew how rough it gets and a fight always breaks out by the end of every night. The bar was a punching palace more than a bar most nights.

  Shane and Tara sure seemed right for each other a perfect match.

  She had just turned eighteen years old and her family two years ago moved here from West Virginia, she is glad they did, because she is crazy about Shane who is five years older and treats her like his baby.

  The next evening at the bar, it had been a calm night and busy to, Shane had to help his parents out with the counter a few times. Then got a break and shot a game of pool with Seth against a few people while Saul and Rodney watched the crowd as usual.

  Sebastian was in the corner arguing with his new girlfriend Holly that stopped in a moment. Brenda sure noticed her boy and Holly that actually slapped him.

  Now Brenda nervously bit her bottom lip when Holly went to walk off, Sebastian grabbed her arm roughly jerking her back.

  Noticing Paul Gene nodded over to Saul that now went up to his highly upset brother telling him to calm down and watch his anger.

  Hands on hip, Holly said, “Don’t worry Saul I am out of here anyway”, and she stormed away, Sebastian screamed, “BITCH!”

  Brenda saw red and comes out fast from behind the counter, and got right in her son’s face saying, “Time to talk trash mouth”. Pulling his arm, he growls low. Paul Gene grinned, because even though his boys may be grown they will always follow Wiley rules and cussing was a big no with their mother.

  Saul grinned, when his mother walked in the back with Sebastian.

  If Sebastian thought Holly went off, his mother sure did, Saul with Rodney actually heard her yell, “I don’t care if your forty, got it boy!”

  They did not hear Sebastian, as they heard Brenda say, “I should get the soap for such a swine mouth”.

  Rodney was giggling, as he thought they were very old fashion and knew they were one of a kind, even though they owned a bar, they stuck to their rules and values.

  That is why they were his pals and honestly family.

  Brenda yelled, “I won’t have it my boys talking gutter, grown or not that’
s not who we are”. Sebastian hung his head, “Understand boy”, said Brenda pointing at him.

  He kept his head down and she actually jerked it up roughly by his long curls and said, “Touch a girl wrong, I will seriously hurt you, so take another dare hot headed boy”.

  Back in front of the crowded bar.

  Trouble was brewing over the pool game and the Wiley boys with their pal took care of another fight as usual.

  A few days later on Sunday evening at the Wiley home.

  Everyone was doing their own thing and that sure included Saul that was out since late afternoon.

  Ella was in her bedroom, and just got Cody to sleep, as Ashley was out for the night she had such a funny gut feeling where Seth had suddenly rushed out.

  Especially, after he told her to meet him at their private place once the kids fell asleep and never showed up. Ella just did not feel deep down inside that Missy was truly out of the picture. Therefore, Ella double-checked to make sure the kids were sleeping sound, she hurried out of the room and rushed to the front door going out fast.

  Ella knew in her heart where to look around the corner at the park and hurried there.

  Since Saul has hurt Ella so much and constantly, she lacks in trusting it appears. Making it to the park, Ella looked around, suddenly her heart almost jumped out, as she saw Seth and had to be Missy on the swing together.

  Upset, Ella stood over by a tree in complete shock.

  The young dark haired girl was straddled up onto his lap, as they rocked the swing a little and her long dark hair hung all down her full figure.

  Instantly, tears rolled down Ella’s face, “Wiley boys are players!” Wiping tears. Standing for only a second and pulling herself together, Ella hurried over by the swing that Seth was on with another.

  Noticing Ella rushing their way, Seth gave the girl on him a slight push and said, “Get up Missy!” Who did fast and Ella reached them, as Missy just looked at her pushing up her glasses.

  Folding her arms Ella said, “Way to go Seth or dog should I say, because seems maw had many”.

  All excited saying, “No it’s far from what you think”, as Missy now folded her arms and swinging