The Girl. Page 7

  Sebastian smirked at his little brother since Seth knew pain well and realized Ella was a girl.

  Furthermore, Ella had become like a sister to them and Seth did not want her to hurt then Saul comes out noticing Ella sitting on the chair holding a rag to her face.

  Scowls pointing and said, “What did y’all do play like she was a dude”, looking at Ella.

  Seth gave him a mean look, when Saul knelt down before her and said, “Here Ella let me look at your nose”, placing his hand against her face softly, hearts race, as she looked at him with the family standing around her.

  Brenda looked at Paul Gene that winked, as Brenda was scared though, because she knew Saul to well and more than he knew himself.

  Knelt before Ella staring at him, he asked, “Ella do you trust me?” “Oh yes I do Saul”, as she gazed into his sky blue eyes, with blood on her face.

  Wiping a spot of blood off her face with his large hand, Saul said, “Close your eyes, think of something happy Ella girl”, as she closed them tightly.

  Saul looked at his paw and frowning said, “Aw guess I have to or it won’t stop”. Paul Gene nodded his head-meaning yes.

  At once, Saul squeezed her nose hard putting pressure to it, she squirmed a little and Saul said, “Open your eyes Ella”.

  She did, as they both at that moment looked deeply into each other’s eyes.

  Ella and Saul for that spark of magic heard no one or knew the family was all looking on.

  Anxiously, Saul said, “You’ll be fine girl”, standing up.

  His brothers were smirking, as Seth giggled and Sebastian pushed him.

  Saul walked outside lighting up a cigarette, as his heart was pounding rapidly, said “Wow”, the girl I saved”. Saul kept mumbling, “It’s her”.

  Wind blew, as rain lightly falls, Shane comes walking over and asked, “Hey you all right brother?”

  “Fine Shane, I’m okay, really bro”, and Shane could tell, sure brother, you are going to get that girl. Standing with his hands tucked into his baggy blue jean pockets, Shane just stood there quiet grinning at Saul who said, “Bro, it’s almost six”, as he looked at his watch.

  “I know,” smiling at his big brother.

  Pointing at the house, Saul said, “Well stop grinning at me, it’s starting to rain get in the house”. If Saul thought Shane was being silly, he did not notice Sebastian and Seth standing on the back porch both giggling, as Sebastian even made a vulgar hand gesture and Seth really laughed out. Sebastian remarked, “Guess Saul’s going beaver hunting”.

  Standing in the rain, Saul took a big hit off his cigarette saying, “Heck, it’s like you all are my kids”.

  Shane walked away to go get ready for working the bar and grinned going into the house.

  Where Brenda told Ella again, “You touch a drop of booze I’ll spank you”, as Ella just smiled because they are the bartenders.

  So how could she, but would not any ways, as the Wiley’s do not drink even.

  This night in the bar was rather different.

  Saul and Ella were about to know each other very well and she was sure happy, as they sat by a table in the far corner, talking Ella seem to glow actually and many women in the bar noticed becoming upset.

  Since Saul was well known and very popular in the bar among the females.

  Working behind the counter, Paul Gene smiled looking over at his boy with Ella. Sebastian and Shane noticed their brother as Sebastian then whispered something to Shane and did the hand gesture again incredibly fast up and down.

  Raising his black eyebrows, Shane pushed him jokingly, Seth was giggling again. Shane figured that this was coming between his brother and young Ella. Their friend Rodney saw of course and said to himself, “Shoot pal picking them young”.

  Continuing to look at Saul, added, “I don’t get in his personal business unless he needs me”. Brenda noticed love in the air and worried, as she mumbled, “Please Saul do not hurt her, just

  treat that girl right”.

  Paul Gene saw the way Brenda appeared worried about their boy and Ella.

  Putting his arm around his wife he said, “Hey sugar don’t be worried about it, because it will work out just fine”.

  Brenda almost had tears.

  Suddenly, the whole bar joined in line dancing when Shane with Sebastian and Rodney started something Seth even rushed out getting his grove on.

  Swinging his arms around and swaying his hips literally jumping out onto the dance floor yelling, “Party on”.

  Paul Gene whistled loudly, as his boys sure rocked their body.

  Ella smiled and Saul just shook his head at the whole bar that was dancing then Brenda comes rushing out from behind the counter, and went pulling Ella up.

  Putting her hands up, “Oh no, really, I don’t do so well”, said Ella frantically. Brenda insisted, as she got her on the dance floor now taking place.

  Saul’s brothers with Rodney said, “Come on girl, get down”, as they were and she was nervous. Rocking to the beat Brenda said, “Honey just follow their lead”, she did pretty good with them all, who swayed to the left then rocking to the right and shaking their hips? Smiling Paul Gene yelled, “Go y’all”.

  A few women were dancing along with the crowd and dressed sexy had

  scooted up dancing close to Shane and Sebastian.

  One other woman was practically on Rodney’s back, as he smiled and kept jamming to the beat. Ella glanced at Brenda that was very good at dancing and thought she is young. The Wiley boys were good for such tough boys and that night the whole bar got down with some serious dancing.

  Sitting by the table watching, Saul could not help himself, and comes dancing out by them really shaking it up when another song comes on the jukebox, an old time bluegrass song. Saul with his brothers did a certain dance and Brenda right in with them.

  The whole bar stood back now cheering them all, as Ella smiled every one watched, Brenda and her four boys get down kicking their heels.

  Standing behind the counter Paul Gene was grinning, as he watched Brenda stomp her foot hard keeping up with her rough boys.

  That really stomped moving their legs very fast, as they were all laughing having fun, Paul Gene chewed his tobacco with a big grin.

  Rodney sat by a table watching his pals do the hillbilly stomp or it was Brenda’s Indian dance. A few other females were giggling and whispering over the Wiley boys.

  “Oh are they hot and cute”.

  “Hunks of Tennessee”.

  One female with long dark hair told her two friends, “I want that one right there to come home with me”.

  Chapter 5.

  Pointing at Sebastian licking her lips, her friends giggled saying, “Yeah can we come to”, and they all laughed.

  It was sure a very fun night in the bar.

  After the dance fever ended, the one female dressed sexy approached Sebastian that politely told her, he had a steady girl, sorry, as she begged him to be with her, but he walked away.

  A few more weeks go by.

  Saul and Ella become very close she was actually at home with the Wiley’s, that all loved her and she them.

  Time seem to go by quickly, as another few months pass.

  Ella had turned eighteen years old and one whole year and a half had gone by, she was part of their family.

  Brenda made her a huge birthday cake and the Wiley family all surprised Ella on her eighteenth birthday.

  Even bought her those boots that Ella once had seen time back in the store window and fell in love with.

  In addition, never did get to buy them, but Brenda did and Ella was so happy putting them on. Shane with his two brothers bought Ella girl things, lip-glosses, perfume.

  A beautiful bracelet with her birthstone in it, a Sapphire, as Ella had tears and was speechless this fourth day of September, they did well picking her gifts out.

  Rodney was there, as he got Ella a musical jewelry box with a ballerina twirling on top.

  Tears
of joy flow she thanked them all and told them each, “I could never love anything more than what I got this special birthday”.

  Rodney told Ella that she could keep her bracelet from his pals in the music box, as she told him, “Thank you so much”, he smiled nodding, as many happy tears rolled, then Saul gave her his gift.

  Everyone looked on closely in suspense, Paul Gene gave a little smile and Brenda glued at this moment.

  Nervously Ella opening the gift gasped putting her hand by her mouth, as tears poured now. Curious, Seth asked, “Well what is it Ella?” They all wondered what Saul got Ella. With her one hand still by her mouth, “Oh my, I never in my life saw something so beautiful”, looking at Saul that winked.

  Everyone was curious wanting to see what it was when Ella held a tiny box out and said, “Look at this”, showed it to them.

  It was a beautiful ring and very genuine to with her initial E, for Ella, also had sparkling little diamonds all around the letter, “E”.

  Standing by the table with his arms folded Saul stared at her wiping tears, Paul Gene smiled big, and the boys said, “Woe”.

  Eyes large, Shane whispered to Sebastian, “Now he is really going to get her, heck I saw it coming for a year”.

  “No doubt brother, with a gift like that, she is putty”. Rodney heard his friends and grinned.

  Surprised, Brenda said, “Ella that’s real nice”, looking at Saul thinking, he is smooth and knew just how to butter up a female.

  Looking at Saul kneeling down by Ella putting the necklace on, Brenda knew it was sure coming with them two.

  They all had cake and having a good time that evening; Ella was all smiles and had the best birthday ever.

  Paul Gene had once told Brenda long as we are together they would be fine in life and especially with their new addition to their family, Ella.

  The Wiley’s with Ella would play board games together even cards having fun just laughing and joking around with each other.

  Brenda would make popcorn and they would all sit playing the game munching on popcorn along with talking and really laughing.

  The Wiley boys had fun and a sister in a way, well Shane, Sebastian, and Seth, as Brenda and Ella had become very close just like mother and daughter.

  Brenda showed Ella how to knit and she made a blanket that was so nice. Excitedly Ella said, “Wow I did it”, eyes big and happily looking at the blanket that she made by hand. One day showed Ella how to make some southern food and her family’s favorite. Ella helped prepare dinner that evening for her new family and always had dinner with them then would help Brenda clean up, as they talked about many things and having the best time together.

  The holidays were also nice, as she joined them for a country Christmas, Ella helped Brenda string up popcorn for the big live tree.

  Paul Gene and his boys were bringing home after cutting it down that barely fit through the door.

  Nodding his head, Paul Gene said, “Well boys give it a push”.

  Therefore, they did and Seth comes flying through the front door way, as the huge tree lay on the floor. From under the tree Seth yelled, “HELP!”

  His brothers laughed and Seth remarked, “Funny y’all get this thing off me it pinches”. The boys were cracking up laughing, through the branches Seth yelled, “Huh, I’m messing y’all up”.

  Aggravated, pointing down at the large tree, Paul Gene said, “Boys come on get this here tree off your brother”.

  Seth yelled, “Hurry, I thought I heard a bird chirp”, and his brothers laughed hard that they were even pushing each other, Seth squealed under the tree, “Help me”.

  “Please!”

  Actually begging for help.

  Standing by the blocked doorway, Paul Gene was shaking his head, as he watched his three boys cracking up laughing and the other boy pleading for help.

  Paul Gene almost shook his head right off his shoulders, as he witnessed strong boys are rather silly.

  Watching the three laughing and actually kneel down on the floor busting up in tears when Shane kneeling on the floor took off his knit beanie and said,

  “Hey Seth scoot over I want to go bird hunting”, as Saul and Sebastian chirped, making bird sounds.

  Seth said, “Ha-ha, funny y’all, my eyes might get pecked out, because I heard more than one”. His three brothers really rolled laughing at that point then Seth screamed, “Hurry y’all help me!” Paul Gene could not help but giggle still shaking his head watching his three boys rolling in laughter on the floor and the other one scared to death of attacking birds. Later that evening they all decorated the tree after it was finally off Seth. Paul Gene played his fiddle for Ella, as they all sang songs.

  The Wiley boys even grabbed their instruments, Saul played a guitar, and Shane had a banjo. Sebastian with Seth played harmonicas, as they really strum a tune in perfect rhythm. Brenda in the kitchen preparing their feast was whistling, as she pulled the big ham out the oven.

  For very rough boys they sure could sing a soft silent night they were actually not just all about toughness. After many songs and a huge good dinner, everyone sat around listening to Paul Gene read from the bible about this great night when a savior was born.

  Then they happily and excitedly exchanged gifts, Ella sure surprised everyone, as she saved her money up from working when she returned the favor of the great birthday gift Saul had bought her. With his eyes big and his family’s that were huge everyone become speechless looking at the leather jacket Ella had bought him.

  Brenda had tears, as she opened her gift from Ella it was a beautiful statue of an angel and Seth loved his skateboard, while Sebastian twirled his new basketball.

  Shane was putting on his new watch and smiling at his paw holding his new wallet from Ella who showed her true feelings that Christmas for her new family.

  Chapter 6. A few weeks pass.

  One Friday night in the bar, Ella sat by the counter with Saul, as he kept brushing her bangs back and working behind the counter Brenda sure noticed.

  Mumbling under her breath, “There goes player making his moves”.

  Ella was giggling and blushing, as Brenda kept mumbling, Shane standing next to her asked, “Hey maw you okay?”

  “Far from”, watching Saul put his moves on heavily, as Ella ate up the attention. Young women kept walking by smiling at Saul and a few minutes later another walked passed waving and one winks walking by, it was nonstop, every few minutes.

  Ella pushed Saul’s hand away and another woman walked by saying,

  “Hey there gorgeous”.

  Ella huffs getting up from the stool rushing into the back of the bar with Saul chasing after her, Brenda swung her hand saying, “Aw the drama begins”.

  In the back, Ella stood in a corner with Saul standing before her asking, “What did I do?” “Gosh Saul, every few seconds those women went by drooling over you”.

  Waving his hand said, “So what”.

  “Well it was sure annoying”, said, Ella folding her arms and Saul leans closer to Ella putting his hand against the wall behind her and said, “You had my full attention not them”. “It’s like your some rock star every night in here with groupies that can’t take their eyes off you”. “I’m not with any of them, haven’t you noticed or have you caught me with any?” “Well no”.

  “All right just stop this Ella”, brushing her face with his fingers.

  “Have you been with any before?”

  Frustrated, Saul chuckles out, “What’s it matter”. “I just want to know”.

  “Why to keep this going?”

  “Have you Saul, yes or no?”

  Nodding his head of long hair, he replied, “Yeah I have before”.

  “How nice to know”, he points at her saying, “See knew you’d get ticked”. Furthermore, Ella sure got upset when three young women walk by making comments and giggling, “He is the hottest around”.

  Ella’s eyes are huge and Saul mumbles, “Aw man this is bad”.

 
“Yes, Saul Wiley is not only the hottest honey, he’s great in bed, the best”, those women carried on going into the bathroom, as rock music blazed out front on the jukebox.

  Saul dropped his head and Ella gasps saying, “Ah, did you hear them?” Throwing her arm out. With his head down he nodded saying, “Yeah I heard, did not help here”. Pointing towards the restrooms, Ella asked, “You slept with that woman?” Peeved, “Aw Ella, I don’t remember”, shaking his head.

  “Don’t remember her, why that’s awful”.

  He kept nodding still hanging his head, as the women walk by again saying, “Hi Saul”, wave’s one hand up not replying. Now Ella sure carried on saying, “She sure remembers you fondly”. “Aw Ella it meant nothing, shoot half those women out there are different”. “Different?” Smirks, saying, “Yeah, not in a good way, but bad”.

  “I bet you slept with many”.

  “I don’t remember”.

  Tapping her foot on the floor and he noticed, as his head was still down, Ella said, “Probably because you slept with so many, you can’t remember their names”.

  “Yep that’s it, your right Ella”, that swung her arm up saying, “I am out of here”, walking away when Saul grabs hold of her arm easily and said, “Don’t leave”.

  “Why Saul, you would never be alone, heck you have a fan club out there”. “Fine, go if that’s really what you want”.

  “I am, so go have your pick”, swinging her arm out.

  “I just might”, walking away aggravated and she stood there mumbling, “Ew”, then walked towards the front and paused watching women go up to Saul that stood a second only and walked away, as country music now blazed.

  Ella smiled watching Saul go over by Rodney and Sebastian that played darts. However, Ella was still upset at Saul’s unbelievable popularity, as she saw him playing darts now.

  A week later on a Sunday morning, Saul rushed into the kitchen right over by the counter where Brenda stood cracking eggs into a bowl and stood next to her, she said, “Hey boy”. Leaning his elbow down onto the counter watching his mother put more spices into the bowl, she said, “Watch that long hair”, he rose back up and asked, “Hey maw”.