Meet Me Halfway

"You'll never believe who just moved into town!" Branna's big hazel eyes lit up as she turned to her childhood friend Aine, who was working with a cash book behind the counter, she ran a floral shop and her sister of the heart had dropped by to 'say hi.' "Who?" She asked, looking up from her cash book, a hint of a smile playing at her lips. So much for wanting to just 'say hi.' "The Maher's son. They're only son, and word is, he's hotter than burning coal." Aine merely rose her brows and snorted, her friend tended to be a bit boy crazy at times. But burning coal? That one was new. And a part of her, the nosy part of her that wagged it's little head whenever she was around this girl purred with curiosity. "What's his name?" "Bryan, or was it Brody?" This time Aine gave a little chuckle. "So, you know of how hot he is, but not his name?" She added emphasis on the 'hot' and made Brianna grin.

Bryan made it back to his cabin and stretched out on a long brown sofa. "Aine." He sighed out, a smile on his lips. His plans to stay seemed to be looking up. He would still have to work on getting people to check out his horses. He'd done the extra check on them after his ride, showered and now all he wanted to do was stretch his legs. And think about the beautiful Aine. The truth was, he still couldn't remember where he'd seen her before, however he was sure he had, her eyes were all too familiar. A sweet memory. He would remember, maybe he could ask his parents. yes, he'd do just that. He sighed again, got up and stretched, moving to where the light switch was he put off the light in living room, put on the lights on the porch and walked to bedroom where the only light on was from the lamp on the table by his bedside. He laid on the bed and in seconds he was out, and in dreams he was visited by brown curious eyes that held so

"Kenell, do you not ever tire of chasing your own tail?" Aine asked her wolfhound as she sat outside in her backyard, peeling some potatoes to fry chips out of. And of course Kenell paid her no mind, he just kept chasing his rump. It was a breezy day and being out with her dog and her plants felt nice. The dog stopped chasing his rump and laid out in front off her. "Tired, aye?" He just let out a grunt and she could not help but laugh. "Ah, Kenell my love, what would I ever do without you, my precious boy?" She peeled the potatoes for the next few minutes before heading back into the kitchen to slice them up , and was interrupted by the sound of her phone ringing. "Must be bran wondering about our plans tonight." They were going to have a girl's night out, but they hadn't decided on where. "Hullo," she said into the phone. Not, for some reason, noticing the caller ID. Supporting the phone wit

"Every time! This happens every time!" Aine rolled her eyes at Branna's tantrum,"If you'd just lower the heat they won't burn when you look away.""They didn't burn, they just.. I don't even know, you'll eat them still?""You know I will, I love scorched eggs" Branna laughed, Aine smiled, it was their thing."So tell me!! What is he like?" Branna asked as they settled down at the dinning table for breakfast, they'd had their girls night out and had cone to Branna's for the night, kenell was with Aine's parent."He... He is sweet and kind... And puts butterflies in my tummy. No man, no man has done that, the butterflies, really, not even..." She trailed off and Branna's hand covered hers across the table, even as her eyes lit up something fierce."He is history.""I know, I know. I'm just trying to say it's a new feeling. Gentle and soft, with him I have the gentle and soft, and I like it, I like it a lot."B

“Take a break,” Bryan said from the other side of the counter. He'd been dogging her all afternoon, Helping around, making somewhat fruitful conversations with Cedric– Cedric liked him, but was trying not to, she could tell– Attending to customers. She thought, with a smile, she just might give him a raise.“ In ten minutes.” she looked at the clock, “make that fifteen ”Bryan lifted his eyes upward which made Aine giggle, and peered down at the book in front of her.“Inventory?”“uh hun.”He looked back at her and got lost in her eyes.“I wonder, ” he started, “I wonder if I distract you, the same way you distract me.”Her smirk came quickly but it soon faded as she began to study him.“you do.” she said honestly, “but today, you've been such big help, you've made up for my shortcomings.”“Good.