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Chapter 3

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BROOKS

I got up and Crystal and Jonah were still asleep so I took a shower. When I got out, I woke Crystal up and told her to get ready to go eat breakfast. I went and woke Jonah up and told him the same thing. Once everyone was dressed and ready to go we headed out to The hole in the Wall. It is a somewhat new place I've wanted to try. Once we were seated, Crystal looked over at Jonah funny. I asked if she told him and she shook her head.

"Jonah got up last night when I was in the kitchen getting some water and he thought you were up. I think he may need to talk to you about something Brooks." She whispered to me.

"Did he say what he needed to talk to me about?" She shook her head.

"Hey Jonah. Are you ok? Crystal mentioned you were wanting to talk to me."

"Um. Uh. Yeah I'm fine. I was just needing some brotherly advice but it can wait." He said to me while trying to avoid eye contact.

"Jonah, You know if you need to talk to me you can. Is it something you would prefer to talk about in private with me?" I said to him as our server can to take our drink order.

"Yeah, it is something I would like to talk to you about alone. I'm sorry Crystal. I'm not comfortable talking about it in front of you." Jonah said as he looked over at her.

"It's ok Jonah. I understand you needing to have guy talk with Brooks. Other than Kinzlee I don't have anyone else to go to unless I talk to Brooks about whatever is going on and I feel a little awkward doing that especially if it's about him." She said while smirking at me.

I sat there with my mouth open in shock and put my hand on my chest pretending to be hurt by that. We all busted out laughing and waited on our server. After our orders were taken, I asked Jonah how things between him and his girlfriend Emmily were and he tensed up. Then said everything was fine. I knew from his tensing whatever he needed to talk about with me had something to do with her and I had a feeling I knew what it was. If it was indeed what I was thinking, I don't know what to say to him because well I had a screwed-up mind as a teen and an adult due to that and it almost cost me the one person in this world who truly makes me happy. I can't just tell him don't do it because I did even though I wanted to wait. I mean even though I was more or less tricked into it and I would still feel like a hypocrite if I told him not to do it. But then again there is one other thing he may be wanting to talk to me about and if that is what it is, it may be awkward but I can give him advice on that because it's normal for boys at that age. I mean I started doing it at his age so I really should have an issue talking to him about it.

While I was in my head thinking about what Jonah could be wanting to talk about, our food came out and Crystal nudged me to get my attention. After we ate, I asked Jonah if he was ready to go home or if he wanted to hang out with us for the rest of the day. He told me he wanted to go with us. I figured him and I could go out back and talk when we got back.

After we left, I stopped by the store and picked up some food for dinner and we headed back to the house. When we got back to the house I took the groceries inside and walked out back. I called Jonah to come out back with me and when he came out he asked what was up.

"Jonah, I think I should be asking you what's up. I saw you tense up when I asked how you and Emmily were doing. What was that about?"

"I. um. It's um. It's nothing Brooks." He said avoiding eye contact with me.

"Jonah, Don't lie to me. I know something is going on and I know it has to do with you and your girlfriend. You wanted to talk to me and I am here but you have to tell me what is going on for me to give you any kind of advice lil bro." He sighed and looked at me.

"Brooks, how do you know if you are ready to um you know take the next step?"

"Jonah, are you asking me how do you know when you are ready to have s*x?"

"Brooks, every time she kisses me I feel weird and something happens to me." He said while looking at the ground.

"Jonah, it's called getting turned on and it's normal for that to happen to a teenage boy or a teenage girl. I'm sure she gets weird feelings as you do and stuff happens to her as well. I can't really tell you when you know you are ready for that step but your body can. I, unfortunately, didn't have the opportunity to experience that. I was more or less tricked into doing it and I knew as soon as it happened something wasn't right. I didn't feel the feelings everyone talks about that comes from being with the right person. I mean yeah I got off but that happens. I didn't feel the love or passion with my first like I felt and still feel with Crystal when we make love." Jonah gagged and I started laughing.

"Brooks, that was too much information for me. For the love of god bro, she is my best friend and I didn't need to hear that."

"Jonah, you wanted advice and she happens to be part of my advice so deal with it, little brother. Look if you get turned on you know there is something you can do to relieve the issue. You can easily go to the bathroom and jer.."

"Brooks, for the love of god don't finish that, please. I get it. Ok I get it. I didn't think I needed to do that but I guess I have no choice because I really don't feel ready to go that far. I mean I am about to be 15 and I know 15 is too young to make a decision based off of my hormones. I guess I am just going to have to think of something other than what she does to me when we kiss while we are kissing so I don't end up like that again."

"Oh thank god you have more common sense than I did and are thinking more maturely than I was. I really didn't want to have this conversation because I didn't know how to tell you not to until you knew you were ready because of what happened to me. I didn't want to seem like a hypocrite for saying wait."

"Brooks, I know what happened to you wasn't your fault. That's why I came to you instead of going to dad. I knew you would give me the right advice because of what you went through. Dad would have probably just told me to use protection and been done with the conversation. I wanted the real experience of what happens when you aren't ready and I knew that you would be my best source for that advice." I sat there holding back tears that I really didn't know why were about to fall.

"Brooks, I know you say I am more mature than you are for my age but, to be honest, I look up to you and that is where I get my maturity from. I have seen the things you've done wrong and I learned not to do them. You are teaching me without even knowing it."

I didn't know how to respond to that. I sat there and the tears I was fighting to hold back streamed down my face. I pulled my little brother into a hug and held him there for a minute. When he pulled away he had tears in his eyes. We were startled by the backdoor opening and Crystal letting us know she was going to put the steaks in the fridge to marinate. She looked at both of us and smirked as she closed the door. I wiped my face and said come on kid let's go play madden until dinner.

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    CRYSTAL Seeing them both with tears warms my heart. I knew that they had to have been having a very deep heart to heart and I am proud of Brooks for trying to be there for Jonah. I am proud of Brooks for all the effort he has been putting in since I gave him a second chance and I cannot wait until I say I do and get to spend the rest of my life with him. I put the steaks in the fridge so they could marinate before being out on the grill. I cleaned up my mess on the counter and then went and sat on the couch next to Brooks while he and Jonah played a football game. When they finished their game, I went back into the kitchen and began prepping the sides for dinner. I cleaned the potatoes, peeled them, and cut them up. I then put them in the pot to boil. I got the ears of corn out and shucked them. After cleaning the corn, I put them in foil to place on the grill. I prepared the glaze for the carrots and put them in a dish to go in the oven. After I cleaned up my mess, I opened the bac

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  • Forever Us   Chapter 5

    BROOKS I don't know why I didn't want to go home after taking Jonah off but I just felt like going somewhere else. I found this place right after I got home from the military and I haven't been back since I found it. I think we both just need some peace and beautiful scenery. I knew Crystal needed some peace to keep her stress level down because of the baby. We just sat there staring out into the water without speaking and I could feel her body relax in my arms. I rested my head on her back and just took in the smell of her body wash. It was calming to me and I kissed her on the back. She turned around and asked if I was ok. "My love, I am perfect. I just want you to be stress-free and have a healthy pregnancy and the three of us have a happy life." I said as I smiled up at her. "We will live a happy life baby. I am trying to stay stress-free and I appreciate everything you have done to try and keep me stress-free and show me how loved I am by you. You are everything to me and

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  • Forever Us   Chapter 6

    CRYSTALIt's been 2 weeks since Brooks and I made love by the lake. Since then I have felt a closer connection to him than I had before. I was able to find a doctor who took my insurance and I made an appointment. We will get to see how baby sea monkey is doing next week. Brooks and I decided last night that after the doctor's appointment, we are going to invite both sets of parents and Jonah over and do a pregnancy announcement dinner. Brooks has been working his butt off at the shop. He is wanting to go ahead and start putting money back. He added some things to the store that he believes will do well in sales. I talked to the daycare and I begin work in 2 months. I went ahead and told them about being pregnant so there wouldn't be any issues later on with me calling out for doctor's appointments or if I am feeling bad and can't go in that day. I am excited and nervous to start working but the daycare is going to be good practice for me since I will be around small babies and small

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  • Forever Us   Chapter 7

    BROOKS When Crystal yelled out in pain it scared me. I was praying she wasn't losing our baby. I am thankful she asked me to take her to the ER when she did and I am thankful it was only slight dehydration. I called my buddy Seth and told him I was going to need 2 days off so I could take care of Crystal because she is sick. He said he would hold down the fort and I told him thank you. I made sure Crystal was comfortable and had what she needed to stay hydrated. The next day, Crystal let me sleep in for a bit since I was up half the night watching her. She fell asleep on the couch and I went into the kitchen and started doing the dishes. I made her some soup when she got up and I sat with her on the couch and we talked for a little while. I got a call from Seth saying one of our customers came in and ordered a good amount of stuff and we would be getting a nice profit from it. After I got off the phone with him, I ordered Crystal and I dinner and we sat and watched TV while we ate. A

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  • Forever Us   Chapter 8

    CRYSTAL Today is the day we go to the doctor and I am freaking out. I am scared they are going to say something is wrong with me or something is wrong with our baby. Brooks has been trying to keep me calm for the past 2 days but it isn't working. I won't be able to calm down until after this appointment. Brooks and I have spent the past 3 days trying to come up with a way to tell everyone about the baby but we haven't been able to decide on what to do. We are trying to decide between just coming out and telling everyone or doing the dinner with baby portions and see if they catch on to the theme. I did do something special for everyone and had shirts made saying grandma, grandpa, and uncle. I did include Viola and Ray and had them shirts made as well. I am going to ask if the ultrasound tech can print extra copies for Ashley and Ray and for my dad and Viola. I just finished getting dressed and we are about to leave the house. I grabbed my phone off the coffee table and ended up drop

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  • Forever Us   Chapter 9

    BROOKS Last night after Crystal told me she would marry me whenever I planned the wedding, I called Ray and asked for his and moms help. I told him what I was wanting to do and he said he would get with Marvin and Viola and talk to them about it. I wanted to surprise Crystal with a simple but nice wedding soon. I wanted us to get married before our baby comes. I wanted her to be able to officially put my last name on all her paperwork and even the birth certificate for our child. I don't care if anyone thinks this is too soon or they think I am only doing it because we have a baby on the way. The truth is I am doing this for her and I. I love her with every inch of my heart and soul and I want to spend the rest of our lives showing her how much she means to me. Crystal Lynn Martini is my everything! She is my whole world, well her and our unborn baby. She is my better place and I want to be hers. We are going to be annoucing the pregnancy tonight at dinner. I am so excited to be able

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  • Forever Us   Chapter 10

    CRYSTAL Today we go for another ultrasound. Hopefully we get to find out our little sea monkey's gender. At our last appointment, the baby was being stubborn and wouldn't open his or her legs for the ultrasound tech. She said it was also still a little early to tell but she wanted to try. I am almost ready to go. All I have left to do is pull my hair up and slide my shoes on. Brooks is getting dressed now. Since the dinner we had with our parents and Jonah, Viola and Ashely have been going baby crazy and buyin all kinds of things. At least they are picking gender netural colors when they buy stuff. I'd hate it if they had to return things. Once Brooks was fully dressed, He helped me put my shoes on and I pulled my hair up into a ponytail. He helped me get into the explorer and we headed to the OBGYN's office. I have my ultrasound first then have to do a gloucose test after. They said it was going to take about an hour for the test. Hopefully it isn't high. I have been trying to eat n

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2023-06-04
  • Forever Us   Chapter 11

    BROOKSCrystal is going to hang out with Kenzlee today so I asked Jonah to come help me at the shop and then to come to the house and hang out with me. His girlfriend is out of town this week with her parents for fall break and he was annoying mom. When she dropped him off at the shop, I looked out the window to see him helping Ryder get her diaper bag that had fallen on the ground. I rolled my eyes at the fact she was here again but I decided to hold my tongue because of her kids. Jonah held the door for her and then walked in after her. I could see my little brother checking her ass out and I cleared my throat to get his attention. Ryder's little boy Colton came running up to me with a huge smile on his face. "Mr. Brooks, I did it!" "What did you do buddy?" "I beat my friend Jaxson in a dual. I played like you showed me to play and I won." "That's awesome, Colton! I'm proud of you buddy!" "Thank you for teaching me how to dual. Mommy said since I have been good for her and help

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    BROOKS It's been 4 months since Marvin entered this world and things are going more smoothly for Crystal and I, than when we first brought him home. He is such a good baby and barely cries now. He loves going to visit with both sets of grandparents and he absolutely loves his uncle Jonah. Jonah is a great uncle. He tries to kick me and Crystal out of the house every Friday so he can babysit. Mine and Jonah's relationship has gotten so much better over the past couple of months and he has been busting his butt at the shop. I started paying him for his hard work even though he refused to let me pay him in the beginning. I've been talking to Crystal about possibly making his assistant manager even though he is only 15. I know he is mature and will take his job seriously. Crystal thinks it may be a little too much on him though with school, being a teenager, and wanting to spend what little free time he has with Marvin. I planned on talking to my mom and Ray about it later on when I

  • Forever Us   Chapter 28

    Crystal Our first night home with Marvin has been an experience for sure. He has barely slept and so have we. Brooks has been amazing with getting up and helping me with him. He had me pump so I could get sleep in between Marvin waking up. Marvin finally went to sleep around 5 A.M and Brooks crawled into the bed. He kissed me and laid his head on the pillow. It wasn't long before he was out like a light. I wanted Brooks to get some sleep so I gently slid out of the bed and went into the living room with the baby monitor. I crawled up on the couch and pulled the blanket we keep on the back of the couch over me and turned the TV on. I flipped through the channels but couldn't find anything to watch. I decided to just binge-watch Teen Wolf. I lay there with the baby monitor by my head and eventually dozed off. I woke up to Marvin fussing and I got up to check on him. He needed to be fed and I changed his diaper. I sat in the rocker and rocked him back to sleep. After he was out like a

  • Forever Us   Chapter 27

    BROOKS As I lay back on the pull-out couch in the hospital room, I looked around at my world. I have the love of my life and wife. I have a son. I have my family and now Crystal's. I have my store which is still doing good. I have the house. I have everything I truly wanted in life. I am complete. No more missing pieces. Marvin began to cry. I got up and picked him up out of his bassinet. I walked around the room with him and calmed him down. Today is the day we get to take Marvin home and start our journey as parents without having people in and out of the room to help us. I am scared sh*tless but excited at the same time. I know Crystal and I can do this ourselves. My mom offered to come stay a few nights until we get settled but I don't think we are going to need her to. The nurse came in to check on Crystal and to let her know she will have to use the bathroom before they will discharge her. The nurse gave her something to help her go, and then she checked on Marvin. Once the nu

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    CRYSTAL After our family left, I was able to get about 2 hours of sleep before the nurse brought Marvin back into the room for a feeding. I slowly sat up and the nurse helped me undo my gown. She placed Marvin on my chest and explained how to get him to latch onto my breast. It took a few times but he got the hang of it and I was able to feed him. Brooks slept through the feeding and the diaper change but woke up a few minutes after the nurse left the room. He sat up and asked if I was ok. I told him I was fine and told him about how Marvin's first feeding went. He said he felt bad for sleeping through it and I told him to hush. Marvin was fast asleep in his little bassinet and Brooks asked if he could lay with me for a little while. I slid over and patted the bed. He crawled up next to me and went to put his arm over my stomach but stopped. I asked why he did that and he said he didn't want to hurt me. I grabbed his arm and placed it over my stomach and told him he wasn't going to

  • Forever Us   Chapter 25

    BROOKS The doctor hands me a pair of medical scissors and shows me where to cut. My hands are shaking and I am terrified. I cut the cord and as soon as I did, I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. His cries fill the room mixed with the cries from his mother as he is placed on her chest. My whole world is right before my eyes laying on that hospital bed. A world I didn't think I'd ever have. My wife and my son. As soon as the nurses stepped away from Crystal I walked over to the edge of the bed and leaned down. I told her I was so proud of her and I thanked her for giving me this piece of the puzzle to complete my life. I broke down and cried as I stood there staring down at her with our son in her arms. My phone went off and I checked it to see my mom was texting me to see what was going on. I texted her and told her I would be out in the waiting room soon to update them. I asked Crystal if I could get a picture of her and Marvin to show everyone in the waiting room and sh

  • Forever Us   Chapter 24

    CRYSTAL I have been here for an hour now and the nurse who just came in to check me said I was only dilated to 4cm. The doctor asked if I wanted something for the pain but I told her no. I decided after our accident that I didn't want anything for the pain. I barely took my medicine when I had the broken wrist and leg and I managed through the pain then so I didn't feel like I would need it for giving birth. After another hour of laying there, the doctor came in and checked me. She told me that I had dilated to 6cm and things would probably progress pretty quickly now. I pray they do because these contractions hurt like hell! I was able to find a comfortable position to lay in for a while before the pain hit again. I looked up at the clock and saw that I had been here for almost 3 hours and still no baby boy. Another nurse came in and said she was going to check my progression and the look on her face as she took her glove off told me I must not have dilated much. She told us that

  • Forever Us   Chapter 23

    BROOKS After I got off the phone with Seth, I checked on Crystal. I told her I was going to make us salads for dinner. I headed into the kitchen and began to make them. I put 2 different kinds of dressing on the tray because I wasn't sure which one Crystal would want to use tonight. I grabbed the tray and headed back into the bedroom. I placed the tray on the bed and sat down. We began eating while watching TV. I noticed Crystal was taking her time eating and I asked if she was ok. "Oh, yeah I'm fine baby." "Crystal, I can tell something is either bothering you or you are hurting and not wanting to tell me." "I'm fine, Brooks. I'm trying to deal with the contractions, that's all." "If you are contracting more, you need to let me know." "I promise I'm fine, Brooks." "Ok, but promise me if it gets any worse you will let me know." "I promise, Brooks." After we finished eating I cleaned the dishes and called my mom to see if Jonah could cover for me at work tomorrow.

  • Forever Us   Chapter 22

    CRYSTAL The pains are still pretty intense but they are still 4 minutes apart. I don't want to go to the hospital until they are 3 minutes apart like the doctor said. It's 7:30 a.m. and I've been up since 4:45 a.m. I'm starting to get sleepy but I've been trying to stay awake with Brooks. "Hey beautiful, why don't you try to get a nap? I can see your eyes are getting heavy." "I'm okay, Brooks." "Crystal, please try and get a nap in. I want you to get as much rest as you can." "Ok, Brooks. I will try to take a nap." I laid back and closed my eyes. When I woke up, Brooks was sitting next to me. "How was your nap?" "It wasn't long but it was good." "You've been asleep for the past 3 hours, beautiful." "It was not 3 hours." "It's 10:45 beautiful. Are the pains still bad?" "Honestly, no. I don't think I've felt any pain since I fell asleep." "I've been right here since you fell asleep and I haven't heard a peep out of you nor have I seen you hold your stomach." "Why would the

  • Forever Us   Chapter 21

    BROOKS It's been 3 weeks since Crystal and I got married and her doctor has given her the okay to get up and move around more with help. We decided not to have a honeymoon until after Marvin is born and is old enough for us to leave him with one of the sets of grandparents. Crystal has been having some pains in her stomach so we have an appointment in an hour with her OBGYN. Once Crystal was ready to go we headed to the doctor's office. There was a little wait but it wasn't too bad. As soon as Crystal was called back the nurse asked me to help her change into a gown so she could be examined. When the doctor came in she started the exam but it didn't take long for her to figure out what was going on. She told Crystal and I that the pains she felt were contractions. She said she was going into early labor and she was 2cm dilated but with how far along Crystal is, that Marvin wouldn't be in any danger of being delivered this early. I asked her what we needed to do and she told me that

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