I'll Be There

      If only Brianna and he could see eye to eye.  He knew she had some mad school girl crush on him.  She knew he liked her but couldn’t understand why he was dragging his feet about taking their friendship to the next step.  There really was only four years separating them.   When she turned 20 he would be 24 and then the age difference wouldn’t matter.  Unfortunately, the idea of him seriously dating her now was simply out of the question.  She was only 16 after all, clearly jail bait.  He would be labeled a sexual predator if he even gave her half a glance or any romantic encouragement.  Even worse, her Dad would castrate him if he even thought about it.

         Even days later, her fury felt like a kick in the teeth.  He honestly couldn’t blame her.    She had kissed him innocently enough.  He had made the mistake of kissing her back a little more passionately than he should of.  Still his arousal had been obvious for all to see. Sadly all she could see was his anger and rejection. He had suffered with egg on his face all week over that fiasco.  His friends laughed themselves silly over it.  He had gotten enough ribbing for that to last forever.    Still, they understood the situation more than she did.   She was innocent, and he intended for her to stay that way until the time was right.   Some day she would understand.  He was willing to wait for her, because he loved her.  He had a gut feeling that no one would ever compare to Brianna and that she was the only one for him.  One day he would make it up to her.  Until then he would keep his ear to the ground, hoping with all his soul that someone else wouldn’t steal her heart before he had a chance to claim it.  He knew that one day she would be his if the fates were kind.  Until then, he would wait, hope, and be the best friend she ever hoped to have. 

A fictional story written for the Write Tribe Wednesday writing prompt asking us to write a story that using the 6 idioms given.

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