Raging Love(18)

Ty was already at the barn when Conner and I arrived. A truck full of flowers and another full of tables and chairs had arrived. We hadn’t had time to paint the wooden floor, but with everything being decorated and set up, the brown floor just wasn’t an issue. The white inside walls of the barn gave it a clean look. People from different companies started decorating and setting up with chairs, tables, balloons and other things to make it perfect.

I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see Ty standing there. His hair was all sweaty like it was hot out, but it really wasn’t at all. “What the Hell? Did you run here or somethin’?”

“Nope, got up early and made you something. Come out back and look.” Ty suggested.

We walked out back and I stood there shocked. It wasn’t anything fancy, but Ty had made a trellis out of lattice to use on the altar. “I didn’t have time to do this. Thanks Cuz. This is fantastic.” I patted Ty on the shoulder and went over to thoroughly look at it.

“The paint is still wet. I just finished spraying it. I figured after it dries we could put flowers all over it. So you think she’ll like it?”

I turned to face Ty. “I think she will love it. She is goin’ to be so surprised about all of this, but I will make sure she knows you did this for her.”

“For you both Colt. I did it for both of you. I’m glad she’s marrying you. You were always the right choice you know.”

I didn’t answer him. We both knew it was true, so I didn’t have to agree. Ty was so overly happy about his own life, that I would never in a million years think he wasn’t being genuine. His priorities were on his own family now. I used to picture him trying to have one last plea with Savanna to not marry me, but seeing him now, I knew it was never going to happen. He might tease Savanna, but there was nothing between them.

“So what do we have left to do?” Ty asked.

“Yeah, what do we have left? Brina said she’d meet me before the service if I hurried up.” Conner interrupted.

“T.M.I. brother.” Ty joked.

“Brother, my ass. Stop callin’ me that you cock sucker.”

“Speaking of cock sucking, you should have seen your sist…….”

I had to interrupt them before they went wrestling through one of the barn walls. “Can you two just shut the Hell up for one Goddamn day? Jesus, you may as well be in kindergarten. Neither one of you fought like this when we were little. Conner, just get over it. They’re happy together and there ain’t nothin’ you can do to change it, and honestly I know you don’t really want to. In my opinion, you’re just jealous of them. You want to settle down, but don’t want to admit it. How long are you two goin’ to do this shit? Make amends, were family for Christ sakes.”

I’d had enough of the bickering. Two grown ass men arguing for no reason. Yeah, Ty went behind everyone’s back, but so did I. I snuck around to be with Savanna on Ty’s own farm. I knew the consequences to my actions and did it anyway, with no regrets. Conner needed to let it go. He was going to lose his sister if he continued, because I knew for a fact that she would be with Ty without a single regretful thought.

“I don’t have a beef with Conner. He just can’t accept that both of the girls chose me.” Ty stood there waiting for Conner to reply.

He just stood there staring at Ty. We had been through this for almost a week. Every time we thought things were good between them, they would go all hog wild again. If they didn’t quit it would cause problems with the family. As much as Ty tried to make things a joke, I knew it was his way of dealing with feeling uncomfortable. He did feel bad about lying to Conner, but he wouldn’t regret it.

“I don’t want to be like you. Let’s just get that out in the open right now.”

Ty took a big gulp from his water bottle and poured some over his head. He was listening to Conner, but making a point to not give him direct attention. “Conner, it doesn’t bother me if you dislike me, but don’t ever doubt my intentions. I love her like no other man could ever love her. Izzy is my daughter in every way and I would never hurt either of them. I would die before I let anything happen to my family. You can say whatever you want about me, but don’t you ever say my feelings for them aren’t real. If you need me to repeat this every day for the rest of our lives, then so be it, but just know, it will always sound exactly the same.”

Ty didn’t wait for Conner to react, he just walked away from both of us.

I thought Conner would say something smart about Ty since he walked away, but instead, he walked up to me. “I ain’t jealous Colt. You both can have that monogamous shit.”