<i>Inside</i> -- :---Braden Nichols' Place---:

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 22:17:01 10/23/06 Mon
Author: Reese
Subject: Inside
In reply to: Braden 's message, "Inside" on 22:00:47 10/23/06 Mon

(Three months earlier she would have been loath to discuss her brother, let alone bringing up memories that reminded her of what she had lost.. and talking to Braden about it would have been worse, because he was the one that came home instead of her brother. But now, laying there in the hay, looking at him as he recalled better memories and thinking of her brother.. well, it felt good, it felt like she was honoring his memory at last. She liked the affectionate tone that came into his voice, and found herself immensely glad tat her brother had been in Afghanistan with Braden instead of some nameless group of marines.. Braden had been his best friend in the world, and he had been with him at the last moments of his life.. and that comforted her. She blushed under his praised, even if they were second hand.) He was always giving me crap when I left for school.. I would have material covering every square inch of my body from the neck down and he would still say 'you should wear a sweater over that' (She deepened her voice to imitate her brother, then laughed, shaking her head a little, a piece of straw sticking to her curls. If he had caught Cody in my room with me.. he probably would have shot him, then told him to stay away from me. (She groaned a little, even though she was still smiling.. her brother had been fiercely protective, and had been the love of her life for so long that when he had died it was as though part of her heart had died as well. It seemed she was finally finding that part of herself again.. and it seemed almost ironic to her that she was finding that in Braden. His insolent reaction to her annoyance made her laugh, and she was still grinning when she answered him.. he looked funny when he stuck his tongue out.) How could I not be.. ? (She asked with a smile, stretching out a bit more and letting her soft gaze run over him.)

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

inside -- Braden, 23:07:04 10/23/06 Mon
- Inside -- reese, 23:16:29 10/23/06 Mon
  - inside -- Braden, 23:08:17 10/24/06 Tue
    - Inside -- Reese, 23:48:22 10/24/06 Tue
      - inside -- Braden, 00:06:26 10/25/06 Wed
        Inside -- Reese, 00:17:41 10/25/06 Wed
        inside -- Braden, 21:44:00 10/25/06 Wed
        Inside -- Reese, 21:55:00 10/25/06 Wed
        inside -- Braden, 22:29:51 10/25/06 Wed
        Inside -- Reese, 22:42:21 10/25/06 Wed
        inside -- Braden, 23:26:35 10/25/06 Wed
        Inside -- Reese, 23:34:58 10/25/06 Wed