Authors: Laura Lee Fall
The guys each wore baggy blue jeans with white t-shirts and their black steel toe boots.
Pointing at the giraffes Samantha and Ashley giggling, as they run with Seth right behind
closely, as the little girls were so excited.
Standing by the fence watching the giraffe’s walk around, Seth lifted Samantha up onto his
shoulders, as Ashley looked over at them pouting.
Suddenly, swept off her feet from Sebastian lifting her up onto his shoulders and her frowns
turned quickly into smiles.
Shane standing with the females said, “Aw look at Sebastian, maybe it’s time he becomes a
daddy huh?”
Tara rolled her eyes knowing he already was, as Ella was just looking around and Holly
remarked, “Ah, no way Shane”.
After standing by the giraffes a few more minutes walking on, as both Seth and Sebastian kept
the two little girls on top of their shoulders.
Ella did not want to look at Sebastian, but couldn’t help to when she saw Ashley hang her head
down closely to Sebastian’s face saying, “Monkey island please”, rubbing his nose against hers
he replied, “On our way princess”, she giggled swinging her head back up and Ella smiled.
Reaching Monkey Island, they set the girls down now, as they run fast over to the monkeys.
Until, Seth hollered, “Hey man!”
Running fast up to little Ashley looking down at Samantha on the ground.
Where, these three young boys about nineteen or twenty years of age knocked her down, on
accident though.
Immediately, Seth knelt down to his little girl that sobbed holding her bloody leg when the
other’s all come walking up and Shane asked, “Hey what happened here tiny darling”.
Seth said, “Aw, she just fell is all.”
One of the three boys sarcastically said, “Yeah well if people would watch their little brats
running and cutting in front of people, buck wild, this wouldn’t happen”.
Seth rose up from the ground asking, “What did y’all just say?”
Cracking his neck after that rude comment Sebastian looked at Ashley and Samantha.
Putting her hands to her face, Ella squinted , as Tara put her head down and Holly rolled her
blue eyes and said , “Uh oh fight’s on”, when the fists swung roughly the females screamed.
“Seth no!”
“Oh Shane don’t do this!”
“Knock his lights out Sebastian”, and Ella rolled her eyes at Holly.
The kids cried as the women screamed more.
Meanwhile, at the Wiley home Brenda was by the stove stirring a big wooden spoon into a pot
cooking.
Paul Gene sat by the table going over the bills.
Saul had come in for about twenty minutes and rushed out with his maw waving the big spoon
mumbling, “I am going to cook him alright”.
“Let it alone maw isn’t our affairs their marriage”, said Paul Gene and kept sorting through the
bills, when Brenda closed the lid on the pot hard, “Nah it’s my business him hurting his wife of
two kids”, said Brenda angrily she stood there raising her black eyebrows and Paul Gene asked,
“What maw?”
“Her and Seth would have been a match made happily”.
The back door opened and in come the zoo team, Shane walked right through the house fast
with Tara behind him holding her nose, Brenda and Paul Gene both looked making a face
waving their hands.
Then Sebastian comes in hanging his head, as Brenda said, “Have fun boy”, and he rose up with
a swelled black eye snarling he replied, “An adventure always with Shane”, and walked into the
other room growling.
Paul Gene chuckles nodding his head, as Brenda said, “Good lord my boys fighting at the zoo”,
waving her hand more as he left the room and she asked, “Paw you smell that?”
“Ah huh, the boy smelled like a cow pasture full of droppings”.
Seth and Ella with the three little ones all come in the door, Brenda saw his black eye, she
huffed, Paul Gene mumbled, “Woo-wee, thank god he blocks his nose now”, and Seth asked,
“Hey maw can you get the peroxide for Sammy’s leg”.
Brenda looked at her granddaughter and hurried off.
Standing holding the little one, Ella said, “Well I am gonna go change Cody,” and Paul Gene
smiled, as Seth just gave her a sober look.
Since he had to play it safely and cautious of no one knowing their forbidden relationship.
Little Ashley went running behind her mommy, as Seth grinned to that.
Walking back into the kitchen quickly Brenda bent down to Samantha who climbed up in a
chair and said, “Okay Sammy girl it may sting a bit”, as she shook her head of long dark locks.
Right as Brenda went to clean Samantha’s big scrape she said, “Nana you has to wipe me
daddy’s eyes with burn stuff”.
Looking at her daddy standing by the sink washing his face off, Paul Gene and Brenda laughed
and Seth said, “Good look in out Sammy girl”.
Samantha giggled then said, “Me burns Nana”, as Brenda cleaned her leg.
Paul Gene asked, “Hey Seth what’s up with your two brother’s smell in like a pig pen?”
Waving his hand, “Well both of um, got thrown into the pasture of three laying elephants”,
replied Seth, putting ointment on his knuckles that were cut.
Raising her black eyebrows very high, Brenda remarked, “Good lord they could have got
trampled”, kneeling by Samantha and Paul Gene asked, “Aw heck how’s that possible?”
“Aw don’t ask paw”. Putting a bandage now on Samantha’s knee, Brenda said, “Lucky they
weren’t hurt”. Eyes large giving a puzzled look.
“Nah, the female took fondly to Shane”, replied Seth smirking and still cleaning his hand.
Paul Gene laughed; Brenda gasped and little Samantha put her hands to her mouth giggling
about Uncle Shane. Who after that ordeal will never in his life talk of peanuts or any kind of
nuts?
Sebastian either, as he felt like a running screaming nut in front of a big audience.
A few minutes later, Seth had gone to the bathroom washing up better and after finishing
walking down the long hallway.
Noticed Ella’s door open, and stopped when she comes up close to him saying, “Keep your voice
low, because their tuckered out”.
He grinned licking his lips and asked, “Was it an all right date girl?”
“The funniest I’d have to say”.
Seth smiled, as she softly touched his bad black eye and he touched her hand giving a
mischievous grin. Suddenly started tickling her laughing saying, “Stop someone’s gonna hear or
will wake the kids”.
He kept messing with her, as she said, “Stop Seth, I’m going to wet my pants”, and he laughed
loudly.
Tickling her more as he loved hearing her happy Ella covered his mouth as he grabbed her up
into his arms and they both looked serious at each other.
Deep steady breath he said, “God I love you with all my heart Ella girl”, in tears she replied, “Oh
Seth, I do love you too”, as she was playing with his curls gently brushed his curly bangs back
from his eyes as they grew longer again.
“I cannot get enough of you Seth”, staring at her.
Tried giving a fast kiss, but gave the deepest kiss tongue swirling then he walked away, as she
closed her door.
Walking down the hallway suddenly snatched up and pulled into Sebastian’s room.
“Hey snap my neck why don’t you!” Snarl Seth.
Grinning, “Aw I won’t have to brother, are you plumb nuts since our family is filled with um”,
snarl Sebastian.
“I don’t know what you mean”.
“Aw heck, cut the bull, I have one good eye, because I saw you and heard with Ella”.
Seth stumbled back bumping into the dresser and Sebastian said, “Bingo”.
“Guilty brother, because she holds my heart for life”.
Grabbing onto Sebastian fast and said, “I know it’s a shock brother”.
Surprised and faint practically, “Aw man little brother”, replied Sebastian shaking his long
curls.
Seth wiped tears and Sebastian said; “Man she’s Saul’s wife”.
“Aw really, think I don’t know”.
At that moment, Seth broke down crying heavily and his brother put his arm around him.
Looks like four Wiley people know a dark secret and there are many.
Sebastian comforted his youngest and very in love brother.
“I’ve loved her from day one Sebastian and won’t ever stop, I can’t”. Sebastian still stood by the
dresser and asked, “Hey explain to me you loved her from day one”.
“From the first time I lay eyes on Ella the arrow went through my heart for life”.
Sebastian hung his head saying, “Brothers with the same girl”.
Seth under his big arm said, “No, this brother loves that girl endless”.
Teary eyed, “Aw bro spill the beans, leave nothing out either to how this has happen”, said
Sebastian upset.
About forty minutes later.
Seth comes out of his Sebastian’s room giving a little smile back at the door.
His secret is truly safe and will remain kept silent between a tight bond of brothers.
Sebastian sat on his bed trembling and crying very heavily.
Since he knows that Seth is kindhearted and loyal, as Saul is a rotten egg.
Furthermore, Sebastian now feels guilty to Seth most of all as it would probably crush him
knowing Ashley is really his and Seth is such a great person.
With his hands against his head, Sebastian mumbled, “Ella was right, she’ll never be mine now?”
He lay down onto the bed, as he had a splitting headache after being frightened at the zoo.
A few months go by and one Sunday evening.
Chapter 11.
Paul Gene and Shane had to drive a few miles away for an issue with their supplies for the bar.
While everyone else was doing their own thing and that sure meant Saul who was out since early
morning.
About 5:00 am, Saul finally comes strolling in and he got into the bed, Ella woke up grabbing
her pillow then went out onto the couch and slept.
Through the night, Sebastian put the blanket back over her that had come off, as he noticed on
the way to the bathroom.
Saul actually had a few love bites on his neck, as Ella did not notice in the dark.
Come morning though, she sure did and the Wiley’s heard the big argument.
Brenda told Tara, “He yells at her and is the one at fault”.
Tara was quiet and not feeling well, and Brenda added, “He may yell at her, but if he ever puts
just one finger on her, I will take his hands off”.
Saul comes storming by and out the back door, as it slammed so hard.
Brenda mumbled under her breath and was disgusted at how her son was doing his family.
Sitting on the end of the bed Ella was touching her blood red face, as tears rolled.
Saul belted her very hard across the face because she was yelling in his face to stop screwing
around.
Ella was not about to breathe wind of it either, as she knew his parents would be very
disappointed and they sure seem to have raised the boy’s right, except Saul.
Ella’s face was sore and a few minutes later, she went down the hallway into the bathroom, as
she slightly pushed the door closed.
Standing looking in the bathroom mirror gasped, looking at her eye that was badly bruised and
said, “Oh no, someone’s going to notice?”
Grabbing a washcloth quickly and wetting it, Ella held it to her bruised face with tears
rolling.
Walking by the bathroom door Sebastian glanced in, as the door was half way open and he
pushed it fully open.
Jumping, Ella said, “Sebastian?” Who gave such an angry look like never before?
“What happen to your face?” She was silent and he asked again louder, “I said, what happen to
your face?”
Ella just hung her head as he shook with anger walking away literally howling.
Within seconds, Brenda and Tara both stood in the hallway, looking onto a huge hole in the wall.
Sebastian went out to the garage, as he gives a grin noticing Saul waxing his jeep wrangler.
Fast, as lightning, he got right upon Saul and said, “Hey next time you want to swing at a girl you
better think twice”, snarling.
Saul stood rolling his eyes as Sebastian noticed and added, “Oh bro better run, because I swear,
I’ll take that arm right off in a snap”.
Clicked his fingers smirking then walking away and Saul remarked, “It’s not your business little
brother”.
Sebastian flicked him off saying, “Wrong it is my business”, and walked away Saul mumbles,
“My own brothers ripped my heart out, but not just them?”
After a few minutes, Saul went back into the house furious and right in Ella’s bedroom and shut
her door locking it.
She was by the dresser and he actually started pushing her around the room quietly saying,
“You like running that big mouth to my family”, she cried out, “Saul I swear I don’t, never!”
He jerked her roughly and said, “Aw you better not run that mouth!”
“I swear I won’t, just stop”.
Angrily, he got right in her face and grabbed hold of her jaw, squeezed very tightly that tears
flowed and she literally wet her pants.
Due to such excruciating pain, as he stormed out Ella hurried to the bathroom and this time
remembered to close the door and lock it.
She cleaned up and cried her heart out.
Pulled herself together walked out, finding Seth standing before her and he said, “Hey Ella", as
she merely waved rushing to her bedroom and he gave a frown.
Therefore, he went knocking on her door, as she comes to the door opening it.
Seth stood there asking, “What’s going on Ella?”
Silently looking up at him teary eyed and he asked, “Saul hit you again, huh?”
A week passes, with Ella’s best friend and companion Seth that put the smiles back and as
usual took her sadness away due to Saul.
What would Ella do if not for Seth really, that is always right there and very sincere.
One afternoon out on the yard, little Samantha and Ashley wanted to ride on Seth’s skateboard
as he was showing them both how to ride.
When Ella comes out the back door and saw Seth spinning in a circle and even doing tricks on
the skateboard, she clapped.
Seth stopped and actually flipped the skateboard up into his hand as the two little girls now
clapped saying, “Cool”,
“Neat- O!”
Walking down the porch steps smiling Ella said, “Yes Seth you are pretty amazing”, and he
winked, saying, “I know”, she shoves him jokingly.
The little girls were giggling and Ella comes closer her eyes got huge, pointing she asked, “Oh my
god Seth, is that the skateboard, I bought you that first Christmas?”