Home is where the heart is

[isax]

Ryan looked at the drawing and heart broke at the sight. She looked up at Brett and grabbed his wrist. She got lost in his eyes and didn't know what to say for a moment but she got her words back. "Bentley wants you to go with us to drop him off. I know he wanted us to go and eat all together so I was thinking maybe we could go grab breakfast before he goes to school. All three of us." She whispered and let go of his wrist.


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[Lexus]

Brett nodded with a simple smile and nodded. "Of course, I'll be here." Tomorrow was a milestone in Bentley's life one his father should here for. Every time he thought about it he hoped Stella and her hit men were miserable where they were. "See you in the mornin' $: says with a top of his hat.

 

[isax]

Ryan smiled and nodded. "See ya cowboy." She said and then when he left, finished her food and went to bed. The next morning she woke Bentley up bright and early and helped him get ready for his first day. "Brett coming?" Bentley asked and Ryan smiled with a nod. "Of course my love." She whispered.


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[Lexus]

Brett showed up a few minutes after and smiled at Bentley all dressed and ready for school. "Mornin' to the cowboy and his lady." Brett says with a light laugh and a smile. Bentley looked cute. "I have somethin' for ya." He says vending down to Bentley's hight and hades him a leather bracelet. "Me and your daddy were the best of friends and we met when we were your age.. He made me this when he asked to be friends. I want you you to have it, you think you could take care of it for me?"


(Literally crying. Not joking.)

 

[isax]

Bentley smiled a bright smile at the bracelet and nodded. Ryan smiled and then yawned softly. "Thank you." Bentley said and hugged Brett close and when he pulled away he held Brett's hand and then his moms. "Ready?" He asked and walked out with them. He was excited for breakfast.


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[Lexus]

Brett nodded and grabbed his things from the chair. He started heading for his truck but then thought of something. "Stay here." He told Bentley and Ryan. Heading around back he took the keys from the garage and turned her on. Driving back down the drive he got out and smiled at Bentley's curious face. "I take it you haven't met good ole' Loretta?"

 

[isax]

When Ryan laid eyes on Loretta, she couldn't help but let out a smile. Bentley hadn't met the beautiful truck that belonged to his dad. "Worreta?" Bentley asked and Ryan laughed softly with a smile and a nod. "Yeah Bentley. That was your dads truck." She whispered and remembered all the memories with Levi. Gosh she missed him.


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[Lexus]

Brett cleared the seat for her. "I can't drive her. Only you." He replies with a a joke. Once Bentley was situated the three rise to get breakfast. The truck still lingered and pictures of the young couple were taped to the dash.

 

[isax]

Ryan laughed and nodded as she got in the drivers seat and drove them to go get some breakfast and when they got there, she let Brett and Bentley get off first before she looked at the pictures on the dash and sighed. "I miss you. I wish you were here to see your son off at school love. I know he would have loved to meet you." She whispered and smiled.


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[Lexus]

Meanwhile Brett got Bentley situated at the table. When his mother walked in Brett smiled. "You okay?" He asks. He just wanted to make sure he knew in these moments in Bentley's life it was hard to accept that Levi was robbed of his life too soon.

 

[isax]

"Yeah." Ryan whispered as she smiled and then yawned. She laughed as the waitress brought out the usual. Ryan laughed as she saw Bentleys eyes grow wide at the pancakes. He loved those pancakes from there.


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[Lexus]

Brett smiled at the two and helped Bentley cut up his food before he turned to his own. Hopefully Bentley didn't make too much of a mess of himself since he had school after.

 

[isax]

Bentley actually ate pretty well and then when they all finished they headed out to go drop Bentley and Ryan hugged him close. "I love you. Be a good boy today okay?" She said and Bentley nodded as he hugged Brett and then ran into the classroom. Ryan smiled and looked at Brett. "Thanks for being here." She whispered.


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[Lexus]

Brett smiled as he watched Bentley run off into a new adventure and nodded at Ryan. "Of course." He says taking her into a hug. "I'll always be there when you need me."

 

[isax]

"I know and I'm glad." Ryan whispered and smiled then looked at him. "Mind joining me for lunch today?" She asked him and smiled. "I owe ya." She added.


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[Lexus]

Brett shook his head. "You don't owe me a thing girlie." He says with a smile. "I'll see what I can do, depends on how much work gets done." Brett was the one who took over Levi's load. After the two drove back to the ranch he got started and honestly it was quite strange not to have Bentley at his feet.

 

[isax]

Ryan nodded and smiled softly. When at the ranch she went over to Shellys and helped her clean up around the house. "So Bentley said he was grandma to pick him up today after school." Ryan said with a smile.


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[Lexus]

Shelly laughed and smiled. "He's the cutest thing." She said shaking her head. "I would love too." She said finishing cleaning the kitchen. After a long silence she smiled at Ryan and took her into a hug. "I'm so proud of you, we all are." Ryan was handling the family tragedy fairly well.

 

[isax]

When in the hug Ryan let out a deep sigh and hugged her back. "I'm trying Shelly. I really am. There's days I just want to fall and Brett just won't let me." She said and laughed. "I love Levi Shelly, I do. I always will but Brett's just been, on my mind lately." She said and sighed. She didn't want Shelly to be mad or anything.


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[Lexus]

Shelly laughed softly. "I know." She says, when the girl looked at her curiously she continued. "I'm a mother it's my job to see those things, you'll see when Bentley's older, I would never be upset with you for moving on sweetheart, it's been four years just because his life ended doesn't mean yours was supposed to, we all just want you to be happy, Brett's a good man. Just don't be surprised if he at first his hesitant he looked up to his best friend and would never want to do anything to disappoint him and taking a man's place in a man's family can cause disappointment. Levi built a life for you and I can bet Brett doesn't want to ruin it."

 

[isax]

At those words realization finally hit Ryan. "I know." She whispered and then said bye before walking off to go to the stables and ride Jax off to the river on the property. She sat by the water and sighed. "Make it stop Levi. How do I make myself stop falling for another person? I can't ask Brett to take your place in this family. I just want you back right now more then ever. He was so excited to go back to school. Our little cowboy is growin' up so fast love. I know he wishes he could see you. He wishes you were here but Bentley has this theory. He drew a picture last night and all four of us were in it. He told me nobody would ever replace you but he knows you're the angel watching us up there. His theory however, is that you left on a good note. He has this theory that you knew Brett would take care of you family and he is but please just help me stop fallin' for him." Ryan said as she sighed and looked up at the sky. "I miss ya cowboy. My cowboy." She added. She wanted something. She wanted the wind to blow and feel his presence but she felt nothing.


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[Lexus]

Instead Brett rose up to find her. "What are ya doin' all the way out here?" He asks dismounting before going to sit next to her. "You're not bein' sappy again are ya?" He asks with a teasing laugh. "Whatca thinkin' about?" He asks folding his hands over his raised knees. In that moment the wind finally blew. The moment Brett smiled over to her In curiosity.

 

[isax]

Ryan looked back and laughed as she saw Brett. "Maybe I am but you'll never know." She told him and then sighed as she laid her head against her knees. She was going to answer when she felt the wind blew. Ryan laughed and shook her head. Levi sure was something. "Nothin' really. Just came here to talk to him." She whispered and smiled as she looked at Brett. "Whatcha doin' out here? Shouldn't ya be out workin'?" She asked.


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[Lexus]

"Maybe I'm done, you'll never know." He replies mimicking her. "And besides you asked a cowboy to lunch and cowboys don't say no to food. I thought you would have known this by now city girl." Getting up he held out his hand for her to take. The wind blowing again.

 

[isax]

Ryan laughed and smiled as she looked at his hand then looked over at Brett. Levi was up to something up there. She felt the wind again and this time it made her hair fly everywhere. She laughed and took Brett's hand then stood up, her hair in her face.


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