Just A Kiss (Part 2), zzmbrashear [i have read the book TXT] 📗

seeing her first steps. And so after everything I’ve been through I’m now here to get an education and help my baby girl.” I told him. A few times I got very emotional and had to wipe my eyes. James stood motionless in front of me. His piercing white teeth were no longer showing. I know no man was a woman with a child so I assumed that he would have been running to the hills by now.
“Say something.” I told him. When he didn’t say anything. I turned around and started walking to my Campus. I didn’t care about him. I don’t care about anyone.
“Miley! Wait!” He screamed. I turned around and he was running up to me. He ran to me and touched my cheeks and pulled me into the most powerful kiss I have ever had. My world spun around. When he pulled away I opened my eyes.
“I don’t care that you have a daughter. I don’t care about any of that. I have what I care about in my arms right now.” He said.
“I’m trouble.” I told him. “You don’t want trouble.” I put his hand off my face and put it at his side.
“I love trouble.” He said.
“No, thats not what I meant. I’m not good. I come with a lot of baggage.” I told him. I tried to walk away but he grabbed my hand and pulled me back.
“I know we’ve only known each other for a very short period of time but I think I love you Miley.” He said.
“Don’t say that.” I told him.
“Why not? Do you want me to scream it?” He asked. “I LOVE---” He began to scream but I put my hand over his mouth.
“I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me. So many guys have done me wrong and made me strong but the reason I stay strong is because I keep the ones that might hurt me out.” I told him.
“I promise.” He started to say. “I will NEVER hurt you!” He said. When he said this he was so forceful and he was almost crying.
“Promise?” I asked.
“Promise.” He said.

That was only the beginning to James and my relationship. We went everywhere together. He brings me breakfast in the mornings and takes me out to dinner sometimes. He really makes me feel whole. It only took five years to finish my degree. James got his degree too. We both majored in law.
James and I are returning to my house to meet my parents and my baby girl for the first time. I saw Bella almost once a month but that wasn’t enough. I also went home every holiday to see Isabelle. She got so big so fast. James and I are outside the door. I fixed his tie.
“Okay, babe. Just relax and be your self and they will love you. Just like I do.” I told him. He kissed me and we kissed again. We kissed again and again until we heard the door swing open. We both jumped. Bella ran out of the house. Its been almost a month since I’ve seen her. I feel to my knee’s to catch her. I stroked her long beautiful blond hair.
“Sweetie!” I screamed.
“Mommy! I’ve missed you so much!” She screamed. I stood up and she jumped out of my arms.
“Bella, this is James.” I told her.
“Hello.” She said.
“Well hello, beautiful.” He said with a smile. Bella wrapped around my leg shyly. My Mom and Dad came to the door.
“Miley!” My Dad said.
“Daddy.” I said and kissed his cheek.
“How have you been, sweetheart?” He asked.
“Good, Daddy. How about you?” I asked.
“Well, just peachy!” He said with a chuckle. My Mom held out her arms.
“Mother.” I said and hugged her.
“We’ve missed you.” She said.
“I’ve missed you too.” I told her. “Oh!” I said, forgetting that James was here. “Mom, Dad, This is James.” I told them.
“So this is the one that you talked about on the phone.” My Dad said.
“Daddy. Play nice.” I told him.
“Hello, James.” My Mother said and gave him a hug. “My name is Patricia and this is Damon.” She said and pointed to my Dad.
“Nice to finally meet you.” He said. We all went inside and got ready to eat dinner.
“So, Miley. Where have you been working?” My Mother asked me.
“James and I have been working at a Law Firm for a while now and we making really good money. The firm is close to the house. Its only thirty minutes away.” I told her. When I do come home, I come home late and kiss Bella on her head and then I go to work early and kiss her on her head again. I hardly ever see her but I can’t ask for time off. They say I’m one of there best employee’s. It seems that everything I do, I’m always letting someone down. I need a way to make everyone happy, including Isabella. For now... I have to keep the job and support my daughter. My parents do enough. They can’t have her money burden on them too.
“Thats good.” She said. Caleb ran out of the living room. I stood up.
“Get over here and give me a hug!” I demanded. He scampered over to me and hugged me. He was getting so tall.
“How old are you now?” I asked him.
“Eleven and one quarter.” He said with a grin from one small ear to the other. “How old are you now?” He asked.
“Thats classified.” I told him and messed up his hair. He shook his long hair and went back to video game sin the living room.
“That was Caleb.” I told Jacob. He nodded.
When everyone was done with dinner we walked into the living room and talked for a while. Bella sat on my lap and James sat next to me. He held my hand in his, almost as he was scared I would go somewhere.
“Excuse me, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Can I ask Miley something?” James politely asked my Mother.
“Certainly.” My Mother quickly replied. Bella hopped off my lap and ran to her Grandmother.
“Miley, your so sweet. So beautiful. I want to spend the rest of my life with you.” He said. My mother Gasped and covered her mouth. “Miley Mae Smith, will you do me the honor and marry me?” He asked as he knelt down on one knee and opened a blue velvet box with a beautiful two piece ring. The middle was silver and the biggest band had a gold ring and beautiful clear diamonds everywhere. It was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.
“Oh my Lord.” I gasped as I looked at the sparkling ring. I looked back into his brown eyes. A tear fell from mine. “Yes. Yes. Yes.” I said over and over again as he slid the ring on my finger. He picked me up and twirled me. We kissed and kissed.
“Gross!!! Cooties!” Isabella yelled. James and I chuckled. The door bell rang.
“I got it!” I yelled. I walked towards the door not even looking. All my attention was towards the stunning ring on my finger. I opened the door and it was Jacob. He was holding Roses and a box of chocolates. He ran up to me and hugged me.
“Miley! I’ve missed you so much! How have you been?” He asked.
“Jacob, What are you doing here?” I asked him.
“Seeing Bella and of course, you.” He said. He closed the door behind him. I pinned him against the door.
“If you told her that you were, well her you know what, I will kill you, slowly and painfully!” I told him. My arm was against him neck so he couldn’t talk.
“Losing... oxygen.” He managed to mumble. I released the grip I had on his neck. He gasped for air. “I didn’t tell her. To her, I’m just a family friend.” He told me but I still wasn’t satisfied. I didn’t want him in her life at all. “I miss you Miley.” He said reaching out his hand trying to touch mine.
“Don’t touch me.” I told him.
“What ever happened to us?” He asked as if he had no idea. I wanted to explode of him right then and there but I knew James and Bella was in the other room.
“You were about to cheat on me and you told me...” I paused for a second not wanting to remember. “That is was just a kiss.” I finished.
“But it wasn’t just a kiss.” He said.
“I know that! She is proof of that!” I lowered my voice. “You hurt me.”
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry that I said stupid things and I’m sorry that I was a stupid teenager that just used you. Miles, I’m sorry!” He said.
“Thats not enough. Over these long years I met someone. He’s sweet and loving and he’s right in that room over there.” Jacob looked in the room to see Bella and James playing with her toys on the floor. “He’s my fiance and he loves me.”
“But I love you.” He said.
“And I loved you at one time but that was a long time ago.” I told him. He walked closer to me. He held me in a tight grip.
“You can’t tell me that you don’t feel anything for me.” He said and softly kissed my lips.
“Jacob.” I said and pulled away.
“I know you feel it! I know it!” He screamed. I did feel it but I can put my feelings behind me. Its time to move on. James is the one who I love and thats how its going to stay.
“Sh! There in the other room!” I said and pushed him out the door. I closed it behind me.
“I’m engaged to the man sitting next to my daughter in that room.” I pointed through the window. James sighed and looked down. “I’m forever his!” I told him. Jake took a letter out of his pocket and handed it to me and walked off. I walked inside to read it.
Dear Miley,

I had a feeling that this is how it would go. I wrote a second not just in case but this is the one that I thought I would have to give you. Miley, I want you to know that I’m truly sorry for what I did to you when we were younger. We are adults now and I still feel the same way for you. I never went to college. I stayed around so I could see Isabella. She is a very smart girl. I watch her all the time, but from a distance. Your parents let me see her a lot and I’m truly grateful for that. I know that you had to go off to college and get a job and I know that you cant see her as much as you would like to but that’s why I was staying around. She needs someone that she can play with when your Parents can’t be with her. Something I never told you was that I grew up without a Father figure. He died when I was one. Too young to remember. My Mother worked three jobs to keep up with rent and my Older brother and I. We lived in a horrible neighbor hood. One day my Bother was walking outside and he heard gun shots. He ducked like we were suppose to but the gun man walked straight up to him and shot him. My Mother never recovered. I hated not being able to do