The Brother Test




"Well, how do I look?"


Kaci turned toward the bathroom door and had to cover her mouth to stifle the laughter.


"Oh no! No No No!" she said between giggles. "Oh Honey! My brothers would eat you alive if you showed up looking like that."


Matt glanced down at what he was wearing and looked dismayed. "But this is what I wore for the dude ranch episode.”


Kaci's eyes studied him up and down. With a tone mixed of humor, pity, and a whole lot of love, she tried to explain.


"That's the problem Sweetie, we are going to a working ranch, not some television location." She slipped off the bed and gave her man a kiss, removing the silly white Stetson hat and putting it on her own head in the process.


"No one would wear a clean white hat like this for working. It would get too dirty,” she explained. "Very few would wear it at all!" she laughed.


She continued her critique, pulling on the sleeve of the fancy, red plaid, western shirt with the pearl buttons. "This is something that my Grandad would wear to go square dancing. This bandana makes you look like Roy Rogers from 1955, and that belt buckle is just so wrong!" Kissing him again to soften the blow she added, "And those jeans..."


"You said you like these jeans!"


"No." Rolling her eyes, Kaci looked down at his pants with the fancy stitching, and the embroidered back pockets. The fading she knew came from the manufacturer, and was not because of wear. "I said you looked good in them. I will never understand why a man would need a $250 pair jeans." She clucked disapprovingly, "We will pick you up a couple pairs of Levi's on the way."


Seeing how dejected he looked she tried to come up with something nice. "The boots are great! You just don't want to tuck your pants into them like that. Only the rednecks do that." She leaned up and kissed him once again. "All we really need to do is wear the new off of them."


The handsome man took her in his arms. "What if I make a fool of myself meeting your brothers? I know am going to be so out of place."


She absent mindedly ran her thumb over the diamond ring on her left hand and looked at her fiance. Matt Rhoads: tall, strong, handsome. A staple of young girls fantasies for over fifteen years now. He was fourteen when he became the star of High School Hi-Jinx in the early 2000's, the dark haired jock that all the teenage girls fell in love with. He parlayed that into a couple of successful movie roles, and even a play on Broadway. Now however, he was America's favorite K-9 cop.


Each Tuesday night at 9 O'clock / 8 Central, he was Ryan Wesson, the handler of the German Shepard Bullet Smith, in the top rated television show Smith and Wesson. Twenty three weeks a year solving crimes together with their strong bond and connection. Occasionally they needed the help of the young and beautiful veterinarian, Wendie Walcott.


That's where Kaci came in. At first only hired for a three episode run, the on-screen chemistry and the real life budding relationship led to a recurring, regular spot on the show. In its fourth season, Matt and Kaci, or more accurately "Ryan" and "Wendie", were household names.


To see her man look uncomfortable about meeting her family was a shock. He fit in everywhere he went, he had grown up on camera, and had been doing talk shows and appearances for years. To be worried about meeting her brothers was absurd... Or was it? Her four brothers could be a handful, and they had the home field advantage. She would have preferred to introduce Matt to them one at a time, but this was the way it had worked out. Her parents had met him the previous winter, but now it was time to face the brothers. A small hint of unease passed through her mind and she tried to shake it off.


"Honey! I just want you to be your normal self that everyone always loves. Don't try and be someone you aren't."


Still holding her in his arms, Matt looked down at her. "I know how much your brothers mean to you. I want them to like me, and see how much I love you."


"Right now," she gave him a lascivious look, "Why don't you take off those ridiculous clothes, and show ME how much you love me!"


Helping him undress, she lead him over to the bed. Lifting the thin nightgown she was wearing over her head, she slipped in next to him. Kissing her man deeply, she took him into her hand and stroked the hardness of him. She let out a breathless gasp as his fingers moved between her legs to find her already wet center.


Losing all pretense of propriety, Kaci's hips ground forward, pushing herself onto the hand that was the cause of the heat blooming in her tummy. She stroked him harder, twisting her hand around the tip, and squeezing on every downward motion. Her kiss turned aggressive, pressing her tongue farther into his mouth.


Forceful, yet gently, he took her shoulders and rolled her over onto her back. His hand coming up to massage her breast as he positioned himself between her legs. She could feel his erection slipping between her folds, grinding against her, teasing her by pressing against her opening, then sliding along upwards without penetrating her. Her heart was racing, and she could feel the heat of his breath in her mouth as their kissing intensified.


Reaching down between them, Kaci took him in hand, and positioned him, while breaking their kiss to whisper roughly. "Enough with the playing," her hips rose off of the bed to feel his prick start to enter her. "I need you now!"


Looking her fiance in the eye, she had the sudden, wonderful feeling of him pressing inside of her. Her eyes closed, and her head leaned back. Her mouth opened in a quiet moan. Taking a moment to enjoy the sensations running through her body, then reaching up, and none too gently, pulling his face back to hers for a deep kiss. He wasn't her first love, but feeling him inside of her was better than anything that ever come before.


Kaci's hips rose and fell, meeting every thrust of Matt's. Feeling him enter her completely, almost missing him as he withdrew, then crying out as he filled her up again. Her thighs were squeezing against his legs, trying to pull him in farther, never wanting to let him go. Her fingers tangled up in his hair, her tongue twisting around his in a kiss that was mixed with both of their moans.


Kaci could feel the quickness of his breath, and the quickening pace of his thrusts. Rolling her hips, and tightening her muscles, she closed her eyes and concentrated on nothing but the pleasure and closeness of feeling her man make love to her. When she felt his body tense, she held him tight, one hand pulling his head to hers, and the other digging into the muscles of his back. A low guttural sound passed between their lips. His? Hers? At the moment, she neither knew, nor cared, feeling nothing except the passion between them.


She wraped her legs around his back, feeling him go rigid, then almost collapse on top of her. The feel of his body jerking and spasaming inside of her filled her with so many emotions. Pride in the fact that she could cause such a violent reaction as this. Lust for the way his movements feel against her. Joy that she can share this with him. Most of all love, kissing him fiercely, and thanking fate for crossing their paths.


Kaci let her head fall back and enjoyed the come down and the feeling of Matt, still inside of her, laying in her arms catching his breath. His small movements sending little shivers over her body, and a smile to cross her lips. Her hands caressed his back and she giggled when she tightened her legs causing him to jump. There is a warmth and a satisfaction when he withdrew from between her legs, and cuddled up next to her.


She thought about her homecoming. The love she has is all that matters. Whatever happens at home will work itself out. No way could her brothers not see how much this man means to her. Next week, it would all be figured out.





There was a trail of dust as the sleek German sports car sped down the long gravel road. Matt looked over at his fiancee, her hair undone and flying wildly around her face. He had seen her in designer fashions and expensive clothes, but here in the country, in her cut off shorts and sunflower blouse, she looked more natural than he had ever seen her. Kaci's face shone with a smile as they pulled into the driveway of the home she hadn't seen in almost two years. He couldn't help but smile himself, sharing her excitement of coming home.


"That's the foreman's house." She was pointing to a modest, but tidy little house just off the road. "My oldest brother Rodney lives there with his wife Jen. It gives them a place of their own, but every evenin' come suppertime they'll be up at the big house."


Matt had noticed that the closer they had come to Tennessee, the more pronounced her normally almost non-existent southern drawl had become. She excitedly pointed out more things along the long driveway. Along the left side, some corrals, a big red barn with stalls lining either side, and a large riding arena. On the right side there was a hay shed stacked with dozens of hay bales, and green grass as far as he could see, with horses grazing contentedly. Matt was impressed.


"Wow! I wasn't expecting it to be so big. Does all this belong to your family?"


"Sure does!" Kaci replied in an accent that Matt was coming to like more and more. "Wait'll you see the house."


As they crested the gentle hillside, the long ranch house came into view. It was a pine wood house with a green tin roof that seemed to fit so naturally into the lush landscape. The house was surrounded on three sides with a covered porch, with lots of benches and seats, and a few ceiling fans spinning lazily in the breeze.


"There it is!" Kaci was so excited. "That's where I grew up."


"It's so much more than I expected!" Matt was amazed at the size and scale of the whole place.


"Honey," Kaci slapped playfully at his arm, "I said we were redneck. I never said we were white trash."


When they pulled up in front of the house, a young man came running down the steps. Kaci spread her arms out wide, but was nearly knocked aside.


"No way! Is that a Porsche Carrera Cabriolet?" He was eying the car with a look that most men reserved for that special woman in their lives.


"Cody! Where are your manners?"


Her youngest brother struggled to tear his eyes away from the object of his desire. "Sorry Sis." He gave her a quick embrace, then held his hand out to the stranger. "Howdy, I'm Cody, I guess I'm the little brother."


Matt quickly took his hand, thinking the title seemed funny seeing that he towered over his "Big Sister" by many inches and was probably twice her weight.


"I'm Matt" He shook the young man's hand, feeling a bit intimidated by the strength in the other man's grip.


Cody laughed, "Yeah, pretty much everyone knows who you are. You'll be bunking in with me."


Matt looked confused, and as soon as Cody stepped back over to look at the car, he whispered to Kaci. "I won't be staying with you?"


Taking his hand, she looked apologetic. "We aren't married yet. This isn't like L.A., it wouldn't look appropriate for us to share a room. You aren't upset are you?"


Thinking about it and realizing just how different things were here, he shook it off. "No. I just hadn't thought about it. I think it's sweet, and I will respect your parent's wishes."


Turning back to her brother, who was looking at the car like a starving man would eye a steak, he responded. "It's actually the new Turbo S Cabriolet."


Cody looked up shocked. "Are you kidding me?" He turned back to the car nearly drooling. "This costs more than I would make in 10 years!"


"Here..." When Cody turned, Matt threw the keys to him. "Go ahead and take it for a spin."


Kaci almost laughed at the expression on her little brother's face. It was one of shock, excitement, and almost hero worship towards her fiance. She knew that Matt had just made a friend for life, and she mentally checked one brother off her list. This one was a pass.


"Hey! You can drive the car later. Right now you need to help us carry the bags up! Where's everyone else?" she asked.


"Why do you think anyone else would want to see you, Pipsqueek?"


Kaci turned to the voice, and Matt saw two more big men walking off the porch.


"Neil!" Kaci squealed and ran to get her hugs. "Matt, this one here is Neil, he's my second oldest brother,". Hugging the next man she said, "And this is my oldest brother, Rodney."


A very pregnant woman waddled out onto the porch, beautiful in the natural way that pregnancy brings out in a woman. Kaci ran up the short steps to hug her, and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "And this is the woman that settled for Rodney, his wife Jen. Everyone, this is Matt Rhodes." Taking his hand, she added proudly. "My fiance."


"I think we all know who he is!" Jen said blushing. Her sister-in-law looked star struck, but the men looked at her man appraisingly. Hands were shaken, and pleasantries exchanged, while everyone grabbed a bag and walked inside.


When all the bags were put up and they had reconvened in the living room, Kaci finally asked. "So, where is Caleb? I guess he didn't even want to be here when we arrived?"


Caleb was the closest in age to Kaci. They had once been very close, but for reasons she still couldn't figure out, they had grown apart, and even worse, seemed to be at odds. All through high school, they had been inseparable. Kaci had been dating his best friend Josh, while he had been dating her best friend Lila, Josh's sister. The four of them rarely went out without the others, and had been the best of friends. When Kaci had moved to California soon after her 18th birthday, things seemed to fall apart. She feared that her brother blamed her for breaking his friend's heart, and would never forgive her for his own break up. They had only spoken a few times over the last couple of years, and every conversation had been strained.


Rodney spoke up first. "He'll be here tonight, he had some breeding stock to check out. Don't go takin' offense. You two need to stop all this nonsense."


"Well I'm not the one who wrote him out of my life.", she replied stubbornly. "It would have been nice if he had cared enough to show up to greet me after almost two years."


Cody broke through the tension with his previous enthusiasm. "So uhhh... Can I take that car for a drive now?"





That night found them all on the front porch. Beers for the men, lemonade for Kaci and Jen, and a soda for Cody, who wasn't old enough for a beer, but kept pestering his brothers to let him have one anyway.


Matt stood alongside the rail, looking out at the pond reflecting in the moonlight. Kaci stepped up next to him, as he placed an arm around her shoulder.


"It's beautiful isn't it?" she asked, snuggling into his body.


"It is! It's so peaceful, but it's also so loud."


Kaci laughed, having forgotten the sounds of the country. "The whole 'quiet country nights' is a bit of a misnomer." She cocked her head to listen. "The crickets with their chirping, all the frogs croaking in the pond, the bats with their squeaks, even the old barn owl with his never-ending question to the night... It is really kinda loud. I miss sleeping with the windows open to hear it. More relaxing than the traffic and city noise."


Matt hugged her tight, loving the unfamiliar sounds, and this side of her he had never seen. He leaned over, but the planned kiss was interrupted.


"Let's see what the city boy thinks of this!" Caleb walked out from the kitchen carrying a Mason jar full of clear liquid. "Come take a snort of this."


Kaci knew this wasn't a friendly invite for a drink, her brother wanted to see how Matt would react to the strong, potent Tennessee Moonshine. Caleb took a swig straight from the jar, and handed it over to Rodney, who took a mouthful as well. The jar was then passed to Neil, who took a large drink.


Kaci whispered to Matt, "Just take a sip Honey, it's really strong!"


When the jar was passed on, and Matt lifted it to his lips, Kaci knew her warning had gone unheeded. She watched the gulp he took, and knew from past experience what came next. His eyes went wide, and watered up instantly. His nostrils flared as he took a deep breath of air, which only increased the "burn" of the fiery liquid. She saw the involuntary shudder, and knew he had to fight the need to retch. Kaci quickly took the jar from his hand lest he drop it, Matt coughed twice, and put his hand across his mouth. All of her brothers laughed, including Cody, who despite his age, had grown up around the potent moonshine. However, it was Caleb who was laughing loudest, and thought that this was the height of humiliation.


Kaci lifted the jar, and took a large drink of her own. The harsh burn made her want to choke, but she wouldn't dare show her brothers any weakness. Gritting her teeth, she spoke.


"I remember havin' to strip you down to your drawers and hose you off after you puked all over yourself the first time you drank shine Caleb." She stared daggers into her brother. "Seems maybe you are forgettin' that."


Matt had more or less recovered from his shock, and she was not going to stand for anymore ridicule of him tonight.


Caleb glared at her, then looked away. "I was just offerin' him a drink. I don't know what got you so all fired upset." They stared at each other, neither one wanting to be first to look away.


"Whew! Holy smokes!" Matt broke the stressful silence. "There are bars in Hollywood that would double their business serving that jet fuel!" He wiped at his eyes and made exaggerated breathing motions.


Neil clapped him on the back and laughed to further diffuse the situation. "Hollywood could use a little bit of country!" He said laughing. "Is it true you used to date Megan Hasting?" She knew her older brother was a sucker for celebrity gossip. "Is she as hot in person as she is on camera? I bet she looks great nekkid!"


"Neil!!!" She would never understand the male mentality. "I'm right here, and that's my fiance you are talking to!!!"


He didn't look very contrite, but apologized anyway.


"Sorry, it's not everyday I meet someone who has slept with a celebrity." He seemed to catch his mistake right away, and hurriedly tried a different approach. "What about Abigail Thompson? Are you two really best friends?"


Matt was willing to be open. "Abby? We practically grew up together on the Hi-Jinks set. She's like a sister to me."


Her brother got that far away look in his eye. "She is smoking hot! I would love to meet her."


Matt looked at Neil and chuckled. "Yeah, I bet she would love to meet you too."


A look of confusion passed over Neils' face, and Kaci had to laugh. Looking at Matt she nodded. "You know... she would."


At the look of confusion, Matt tried to explain. "Abby, well, she has a type."


Kaci laughed harder. "He means she likes em big, strong, and stupid." She patted her brother's arm. "Just like you!"


Without the smallest hint of offense, her brother patted his chest looking ebullient. "That's me! I am totally her type!" He said proudly.


Matt looked at Kaci, and in the abbreviated shorthand that couples share, expressed a whole conversation in the raise of his eyebrow, and a few words.


"The Fourth?" he said.


"Her party!" she quickly caught on.


"Should I?"


Kaci smiled and nodded her head vigorously.


Looking back at Neil, Matt explained. "Every year, Abby has a Fourth of July party at her beach house in Malibu. It's like the highlight of the summer, and everyone is there. I know I could score you an invite." He waited until Kaci gave him her nod of approval to continue.


"We have plenty of space, and a spare room, you should come out for a couple of weeks. We can show you the sights, go out on the town, and take you to a great party." He held his hands up in a who knows gesture. "I can introduce you, but the rest would be up to you."


"You would do that?" Neil exclaimed.


Kaci knew the hook was set. Once again she checked off another mental box. Two brothers down, and two to go.


"We would love to have you!" Matt looked over at Caleb, who was leaning against the rail and looking surly. "You should come out and see us too. A summer vacation with all of you would be great."


Caleb shrugged, and let out a sigh. "Well, I have a real job. I can't be taking time off to go be playing pattycake with a bunch of starlets." He drank off the last of his beer, and turned with one last word of goodnight. "Speaking of... Long day tomorrow. No time to be living in the land of make believe." With that, he walked inside, and disappeared.


Not about to let his brother ruin his good time, Neil looked thoughtfully out into the night sky. "I can't wait! A summer vacation in Tinseltown, and I get to meet Abigail Thompson!"





The day started bright and early like days on a ranch do. She was surprised to find Matt already up and sitting with the guys around the table. Kaci kissed her mother, and helped her get breakfast on the table.


She sat down next to her man and slipped a stealthy hand up his leg. "After breakfast I thought we might take the pickup and I will show you around the place, then maybe go in and show you the town."


Matt looked over and shook his head. "Not this morning. I told the guys I'd like to help out and see what makes a ranch run."


"Oh... Okay." She loved that he was trying to fit in, but was afraid what pranks and dirty jobs her brothers might have lined up for him. "Well maybe I'll tag along and get a little dirty myself. We can go for a ride this afternoon."


The day went along as smoothly as could be expected. With his strong arms and back, Matt did well at stacking hay bales with Neil. When her brother Rodney needed a hand moving the heavy water troughs, Matt jumped right in and lent a hand. His loud voice and gentle manner worked great when moving some horses from one pasture to the next. Kaci even thought he looked pretty darn good when he took his shirt off to help wash some of the horses.


However, there were pitfalls along the way. While leading one of the freshly washed horses to the walker to dry, it showed some spirit and he lost his grip on the lead. The horse ran and proceed to roll in the dirt, no big deal except that it was Caleb who regained control, throwing a fit like it was the worst mistake ever.


While chopping wood, Kaci was sure he was going to lose a foot when he repeatedly kept missing the strike and sending cord wood flying this way and that. Her brothers laughing and carrying on with each missed swing.


Probably the worst though was the crap, literally. The way Matt would tiptoe around, trying so hard to avoid the piles, even made Kaci laugh. Horse dung is just a fact of life when you work with horses, and you learn to ignore it. Every time he would dance and jump, her brothers would hoot and holler. It seemed as if the more he tried to avoid it, the worse it became, and the funnier they found it. She finally had to pull him aside.


"Honey," She laughed and gave him a big kiss. "It's just road apples, it's why we wear boots. Just step in it, and pay it no mind!"


By the time the afternoon was wearing on, Kaci knew that he was exhausted. Being an actor was more work than many would believe, but it is nothing compared to the constant labor of country living. Having been away so long, she was feeling the effects herself and was happy to hear Rodney suggest a change.


"We have some stock out on the west pasture that needs to be checked. Why don't we saddle up, and we will all take a ride out that way?" She knew that this was a one person job, and the four wheeler would be easier, but she was itching to go for a ride, and this was her chance.


She and Matt went inside to grab some drinks for everyone, while her brothers saddled the horses. When they came out with glasses of sweet tea for the lot, she saw the problem right away.


"Oh no you don't!" She scolded her brothers in an angry tone. "You aren't going to break his neck!"


Matt looked at her quizzically. "What's wrong?"


The two saddled horses that remained unclaimed, were her own black and white paint, and a huge chestnut stallion, Ol' Red.


"My brothers think it will be funny to see you get bucked off is what's wrong!" She scowled at the men sitting in their saddles trying unsuccessfully to look innocent. Turning back to Matt she explained. "Ol' Red isn't a bad horse, in fact he can run like the wind, and has great trail sense. It just that he is a spirited, stubborn, old meanie. He'll let you ride him, but you have to prove yourself first. He's going to try and throw you before he'll consent to being ridden."


She turned back to her brothers. "Well the jokes on you, I'll ride Red, and Matt can ride my horse."


Matt took her by the arm. "Don't." He knew this was a test, and he was determined to go along with it at his own risk. "Let me ride him. You know I can ride."


"Matt, you ride the tame horses at Griffith Park. Yeah, you ride well, but this is a different kind of animal all together. I don't want you getting hurt." She could tell her words were having no effect. "Honey! You don't have to do this!"


Matt leaned down and gave her a quick kiss. "I think we both know that I do."


He walked over and untied the reigns from the rail. Leading the horse back away from the other horses, he grabbed the pommel and put a foot in the stirrup. In one quick motion, he stepped up and threw his leg over the horse's back, slipping his foot in the other cuff.


For the space of one long breath nothing happened. Kaci wasn't fooled. Without warning the big horse kicked his rear legs up high, and Matt came flying out of the saddle to land in a heap at the horses head. Ol' Red nosed at him as if asking if that was the best he had. Her brothers were clapping and howling with laughter.


Kaci helped him up and whispered a few words of encouragement. "Hold that pommel tight. Lean into his movements. And for god's sake, try to roll when you hit the ground next time!"


Matt once again gathered the reigns and hopped into the saddle. This time there was no wait. The horse kicked up and out. Matt held on tight and kept his place. Then the horse kicked out to the side, twisting to the right and then jumping up with all four legs, it's back arching and sending the rider flying into the dust again.


The roar of laughter from the guys was louder this time. "You almost had her that time!" Cody yelled.


Kaci knew that they didn't mean any harm, but it burned her up inside anyway. Every single one of them had been thrown from a horse, and still they wouldn't give any sympathy.


Matt jumped up without hesitation, and grabbed the horse again. The horse just looked at him as if saying, "Really? We gonna do this again huh?"


When Matt hit the saddle he hung on for dear life. The horse came off the ground in a mighty leap, and then kicked out with his hind legs repeatedly. More by luck than skill, Matt managed to cling to it's back, and stay in the saddle. What felt like a lifetime later, but was in reality mere seconds, the horse started to quiet. One last sideways jump, and the horse simply walked a few steps and stood still.


Kaci ran and practically jumped into her own saddle. When she rode up to his side, her brothers were congratulating him on a good ride. All except Caleb, who was sitting his horse to the side with a sour expression on his face.


Rodney rode up beside him and clapped him on the back. "That was a good bit of riding there Matt!" He turned when Caleb let out a snort of disgust. "Ha! You're just mad that it took him less tries than it took you to ride Red."


Caleb's face turned pink and he muttered something under his breath. Yanking hard on the reigns, he spun his mount, and galloped away out of the yard.


"Don't mind him, he's just got a burr under his saddle. He'll ride it off and be right as rain soon." Rodney nodded at Matt, and Kaci saw the respect in her oldest brothers eyes. "You got back up until the job was done, that's all a man can do."


Kaci knew her brother well enough to know that this was his highest form of praise. Her heart swelled as she crossed another name off her list. She pushed the voice of doubt concerning Caleb out of her mind, and rode out proud beside her man.





When the horses were put up and brushed, the men all went into the house to clean up for supper. Kaci intentionally took her time till it was just the two of them in the barn.


"Alright, you don't have to be the tough guy now. How bad is it?"


Matt let out a huge sigh. "Not too bad, but my side is killing me, and I bet I have a bruise the size of a car on my butt!"


Kaci took him by the shirt front and pulled him down until he gave her the kiss she so very much wanted.


"Hmmm, maybe I will need to see that." Her hand went around to the front of his jeans and gave a playful squeeze. "Maybe I should check you ALL OVER for injuries!"


He gave her another long kiss then pulled back. "I don't want to break your parents' rules."


Kaci pressed her hands against his chest till he backed up into the hay stall. Putting her foot around the back of his leg she gave a shove. Matt went pinwheeling back, falling into a deep pile of hay, Kaci coming down on top of him.


"This is the barn", she laughed. "I never heard any rules pertaining to the barn."


Kissing him, her hand went down between them and fumbled with his belt. When she had it undone, she broke their kiss to slip down between his legs. Pulling at his pants, she managed to get them down to his knees. She was in no mood to try and get his boots off to remove them completely. Kneeling before him she leaned forward between his legs.


Seeing the purple welt along his hip she hesitated. "Oh Matt! Are you sure you are okay?"


His voice was rough with desire as he replied. "Right now, I feel great!"


She kissed lightly against the bruise, then left a trail of small kisses across his hip to what really had her attention. When she took him in her mouth, she could hear the long sigh, and feel the way his body went rigid. Slowly kissing the tip, she ran her tongue around and around. With her saliva coating his head, she relaxed, and took him in as deep as she could. Moving her head back and forth, she let him withdraw almost all the way. Circling her tongue, she lowered her head again.


Kaci closed her eyes. Making love to her man with her mouth always got her excited. The soft skin that felt so smooth in her mouth. The firm, unyielding hardness of him underneath. The way his breathing became so heavy. Up and down, she bobbed her head in a steady rhythm. She would have gladly finished him, but right now she had other thoughts in mind. With one last long kiss, she released him from her lips.


Rolling next to him, she was too impatient to take her time. Pulling one boot off, she unbuttoned her jeans and pulled only one leg free. Pushing her pants to the side, she straddled her man, grinning sheepishly and shrugging her shoulders.


"What the heck... Good enough!" Both of them laughed at the awkward situation. Him with his legs tangled up in his jeans, her with her pants flopping from one leg, but as she felt him between her legs, it didn't seem to matter. With her hands on his chest for support, she raised up then lowered herself back down.


Kaci bit her lip and exhaled loudly as she felt him enter her fully. Her fingers gripping the front of her man's shirt, she settled all the way down onto his lap. She gave her hips a small rotation, smiling playfully down into his face.


Hands on Matt's chest to steady herself, she raised up on her knees, stopping just short of letting him slip free. Eyes locked on those of her lover, she let herself down with a teasing slowness, a long, low moan escaping her lips.


Matt's hands found Kaci's waist, grabbing her tight, his fingers kneading and massaging her while she lifted herself up and down. Thighs strong from years of riding held her knees tight against his hips. She moved up, only to let gravity pull her back down, filling herself with him.


They settled into a rhythm, her hips rising and falling, rocking forward when she came in contact with his pelvis, pulling him in even farther. His hips were rising up from the pile of hay, pulling her down with his grip on her waist. Kaci's head tilted back, and a steady stream of moans kept streaming from her with no conscience thought.


"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ohhhhh!"


When she thought it couldn't feel any better, Matt proved her wrong. His hand slid from her waist and settled on her mound, his thumb sneaking down to rub against her clit. Her eyes closed, and she couldn't catch her breath.


"Oh! Oh yes! Just like that!" she panted.


They rocked together, each doing everything they could to pleasure the other. Matt's attention to her pearl combined with his thrusting was driving her wild. The circling and rocking of her hips was driving him to the edge. The warm summer air with the scent of horses and fresh hay had them both shining with sweat from their exertions.


Matt looked up into her face. "Oh Babe, I'm going to come." Kaci knew she was close. She doubled her efforts. Flexing her thighs, and rolling her hips, she ground herself against him.


With a sharp intake of breath between clenched teeth, his back arched, lifting her all the way off the hay. Kaci felt him release, and then he fell back down on the hay. His body shook, and she could feel him pulse inside of her. His hands squeezed her tight, then went slack as a growl came from deep in his chest.


The feeling of him coming inside of her triggered her own climax. A spreading warmth in her belly became a shock wave spiraling out to all of her extremities. Her legs clenched and un-clenched involuntarily, she fell against his chest, unable to hold herself up. There was a fluttering inside of her like tiny vibrations. The waves kept coming, each one a little less intense, but just as pleasurable.


She kept grinding against Matt, teasing and torturing him to prolong her own pleasure. Each move made him shiver and twitch, which in turn caused her to move again. Eventually he rolled her to the side, kissing her deeply.


"Enough!" He laughed. "You are going to kill me here."


"MMMMMM. But what a way to go!" Kaci reached over to pluck a piece of hay from his dark hair. "That was very..."


"Amazing!" he finished for her.


"Did that make up for having to bunk with Cody this week?" She leaned over to give him a small kiss.


"Sharing a room with your brother isn't so bad. He snores much less than you do."


"You brat!" Kaci tousled his hair. Matt grabbed her arms and rolled her to her back. He kissed her long and hard, their tongues dancing together. In some ways, it was better than what had come before.


"I love you.", he said when their kiss ended.


Her heart bloomed as it did every time she heard those words. "I love you too Honey."


She looked down at the tangled mess of their half removed clothes and cracked up.


"But we better get dressed and get in for supper before someone comes looking for us!"





The roadhouse was like many others found throughout the south. A long bar along one wall surrounded by tables and chairs on one side, pool tables and dartboard on the other. The opposite side of the building was occupied by a dance floor, and a stage for live bands. Sometimes the band would be southern rock, but around here, country reigned supreme. Throughout the bar area, the ground was covered in shells, compliments of the large barrels of salted peanuts at either end of the bar. However the large wooden dance floor was well taken care of and was shiny and clean. Worn by countless pairs of two stepping cowboy boots, the wood was waxed and polished, waiting for for the next dance.


They made quite a group walking in the place. Rodney and Jen, walking hand in hand, Neil and Caleb, looking every bit like two bachelor cowboys on the prowl, and Kaci with Matt's arm draped around her shoulder. She could feel the eyes upon them as they walked in, and couldn't deny the pride she felt with her famous fiance by her side. She was a bit of a celebrity in her own right, but it was hard to think of herself that way when most of the people here had known her her whole life.


They grabbed a table and ordered their drinks, laughing and talking loud over the music. Many locals found a reason to come by and say hello, and Matt graciously signed more than a few autographs. Even Caleb seemed to like the attention that his famous sister and her celebrity boyfriend attracted. Kaci noticed he didn't seem shy about bringing girls over for an introduction, then taking them out for a dance.


"Cody was fit to be tied that he couldn't come out with us tonight." Jen commented when the band went on break, and before the jukebox could be cranked back up.


Kaci laughed. "Until Matt said he could take the Porsche out. I have no doubt that more than one girl will be taking a ride in that car tonight!" When her words processed, and the others all stopped to stare at her, she immediately blushed. "I mean he will take them for a drive!"


Neil almost spit out his beer laughing. "I think you may have had it right the first time."


Later, the two couples hit the dance floor. Jen, though very pregnant, still moved pretty well, Rodney had always been smooth on his feet, and Kaci had always loved to dance. Matt was a good dancer, but had never tried country and western dancing. Kaci showed him some steps, and after a few squished toes, he more or less got the hang of it. The four of them were having a blast, and even switched partners for a few songs. Jen looked over the moon dancing with a genuine Hollywood star, and the siblings put most of the other couples to shame with their skills. When Kaci was back in Matt's arms is when the trouble began.


Through the crowd walked one of the biggest men Matt had ever seen. At least six foot five, he had to weigh upwards of three hundred pounds, and to Matt, it didn't look like much of that was fat. His face was covered with a bushy beard that hung down to his chest, and his arms were huge and hairy. The big man walked up, and gave Matt a contemptuous glare. Then grabbing Kaci rudely by the arm, he pulled her away.


It's nit-picky, I know, but it's better to spell out numbers in fictional prose.


"Come on little darlin'. How about a dance with a real man? "


Kaci looked more confused than she did upset. She pulled her arm away roughly. Before she could say a word, Matt stepped up.


"Excuse me", he said with the utmost of courtesy. "I don't believe that she wants to dance. We were just going to take a break and go sit down."


The man looked over without much interest."Run along and go sit down yourself, I'll bring her back when I get my dance."


Kaci once again pulled away. "What is your problem?"


Matt tried to remained friendly. "Hey come on, she doesn't want to dance. How about I buy you a beer at the bar?"


The man looked back and forth between them. His big shoulders shrugged. "What? You moved off to California and became a stuck up bitch?"


Matt's anger flared. "That's it!!!" Before Kaci could stop him Matt pulled the guy around by the shoulder, and hit him hard in the jaw. The punch was a good one, hard enough to be heard over the music, but the big man hardly moved a muscle.


"Matt don't!" Kaci tried to rush forward, but found herself restrained by her brother Caleb who had appeared behind her.


"Let it go. Let's see how this plays out."


A smile appeared in the middle of the big man's beard. Then with surprising quickness, his hand shot out. A huge fist caught Matt on the side of his face, sending him reeling backwards. Hands from the crowd caught him, but Kaci wasn't sure he would be able to stand.


A look of shock came over his face, but was quickly replaced by one of determination. He got his feet back under him and rushed the bigger man. Getting inside of his longer reach, he sent a couple of blows to the man's midsection. The bigger man managed to get his hands in between them and give Matt a tremendous shove, ripping his shirt, and sending him skidding back. Matt stepped right back in. He ducked a wide sweeping blow that might have ended it, then landed a left to the head, followed by a strong right cross to the jaw. The big man's feet came out from under him, and he crashed hard to the floor.


Matt closed the distance, but Caleb was there to stop him. "You got him man. I think he learned his lesson."


Kaci pushed her brother out of the way. Her look was one of anger and bewilderment. She took Matt by the arms and looked at his already swelling face.


"Come on, let's get you to the bar and get a towel full of ice." People were congratulating him and clapping him on the back as they walked away. Kaci just shook her head, trying to figure out what had just happened.





When Kaci walked out of the back door she found the two of them where she expected to find them. Her brother and the giant, leaning against the wall, smoking cigarettes, and laughing. She walked up to Caleb, and without a word, punched him square in the mouth.


The pain exploded in her knuckles, but was worth the satisfaction of feelings his lips squash back against his teeth. She was fiercely proud when she saw the trickle of blood coming from his split lip.


The huge man next to her broke out into gales of laughter. Kaci spun on her heel, and pointed her finger right in his face.


"You hush your mouth Robert Lee, or you'll be next!"


Her brother was wiping his mouth when she turned back around. "You hit me! What was that for?"


Her anger was plain to see. "Do you want to tell me what that was all about?"


"What do you mean?" He asked, failing miserably to look innocent.


"Oh come on! I've known Bobby Lee since I was in pigtails and no front teeth. There is no way he would ever try and manhandle me, and he would never call me a dirty name! His mama raised him better than that!"


The big man lowered his head and muttered softly. "Sorry Miss Kaci."


Kaci reached out and patted his arm affectionately, but kept her attention, and her anger, directed at her brother.


"I'm sure that you put him up to it, and since I have seen the two of you cause more damage just rough housing in the yard, I know he took a dive. What I can't for the life of me figure out is why. What were you trying to prove?"


Caleb wiped his mouth and spit some blood out onto the ground. "I just wanted to see."


"See what?!" She was nearly screaming in his face, the years of silence and distance between them bubbling up to spill out. Kaci wanted to grab him and shake him. If her hand wasn't throbbing in time with her heartbeat, she might have even punched him again.


"Did you want to see him take a punch? See him fight like you dumb rednecks? Or is this some way of humiliating him?" Her anger and confusion was making it impossible to figure out her brother's motives. "Why can't you see he's just a good man who has been trying to gain your respect? Go ahead and hate me all you want, but don't you dare keep taking it out on him!"


The pain and frustration that she kept bottled up since leaving home was finding an outlet, and she felt the tears threatening to spill from her eyes. Her brother lowered his head and wouldn't meet her glare, but she continued anyway.


"Caleb, I will always love you, but I am done feeling like I did something wrong! I'm sorry you and Lila broke up when I left. I'm sorry you feel I betrayed our bond. And I am sorry that I broke Josh's heart, but I had dreams. I had things I wanted to do, things I wanted to see. As much as I love this place, I wanted to get out and see the world!"


Her brother's head lifted, and his face showed so many different emotions.


"You think I wanted you to stay with Josh? You think I wanted you to marry a mechanic and live in a broken down apartment above a garage? You were better than that! Everyone knew that! You were too good for Josh. Even he knew that. We all knew that you were going to take the world by the balls, and sure enough you did. No one around here was surprised that you made it Sis."


"Then why?" Her mind was reeling, nothing about this made sense. "Why do you hate me so much? Why won't you give Matt a chance? What was that ridiculous farce about in there?"


Caleb looked stuck for what to say, finally muttering under his breath. "I just had to know he could take care of you."


Her mind wasn't grasping his words. Her confusion was making her head hurt. "I don't need a man to take care of me! I have brothers who made sure I could take care of myself."


Caleb wiped his mouth again, and chuckled as he looked at the blood on the back of his hand.


"Yeah, I guess I forgot that part."


Kaci wasn't ready to let it go. "I don't see why it even matters to you. You have made it clear what your feelings are towards me. Why would you care if he could take care of me or not?" She was struggling hard not to cry now. "I just wish I knew why you were so angry with me."


When her brother lifted his head, she was shocked to see the twin lines of tears coming from his eyes.


"Because it was easier than missing you." Her heart lurched into her throat, and her own tears started to spill out. "You were my best friend. I knew I was going to be heartbroken when you left me. I guess it seemed easier to be mad at you."


Kaci stared at her brother for a moment, then shook her head. "Oh you big dumb animal!" She rushed forward and embraced him. Crying lightly against his chest, she felt his arms wrapping around her. "I moved away... I wasn't leaving you. You could have come visited. I would have payed your gas, or got you a flight. You have no idea how many times I wanted you there, how many times I wanted to call."


With the wall finally broken, they hugged like old times. The previous years seemed to melt away, replaced with the good feelings from the past. When the tears stopped, Kaci's anger returned, albeit much more controlled and less explosive.


"We are going to go in there, and you are going to try your best to explain yourself, and apologize to my fiance."


The Caleb that she had always used to know looked back at her. "Alright, and for what it's worth... I really do think he's a pretty good guy. I'm happy for you."


"Well I'll be happy if we can get out of this trip without him breaking his neck or having his head knocked off by this big oaf!"


Bobby looked at her with genuine sorrow. "I wasn't gonna hurt him none Miss Kaci."


She put a loving hand on his arm, and spoke as if talking to a child. A very large, hairy child.


"I know you weren't Sweetie. Just sometimes you don't know your own strength." She slipped her arm around both men and started walking back inside.


"Kaci?" The big man looked suddenly bashful. "Do you think he might still give me an autograph?"


Kaci laughed. "I'm sure he will. You just need to apologize, and show him the sweet guy you really are." She started to walk, then suddenly stopped. "But... maybe we should let him believe that he really did win. Okay?"





Kaci sat at the table looking at the men that she loved most in this world. Matt was laughing with Caleb, Bobby and Neil, the altercation already a distant memory. Rodney and Jen were talking about plans to have everyone all together next Christmas to meet the new baby. Even Cody had just sent her a text with a picture of a very pretty brunette posing in the passenger seat of the convertible sports car. A text of [Way to go Little Brother.] was sent in reply.


Caleb picked up his bottle of beer, winking at Kaci before speaking. Raising his bottle, he had everyone's attention.


"Here's to Family." Glancing at Matt and nodding. "New, and old. Welcome to the family."


The last box was checked off. Her man had passed the brother test, and Kaci had never been happier. Looking over at her man with his torn shirt, and darkening, swollen cheek, she had to admit... For the first time since they had arrived, he did not look out of place here. She picked up her glass of wine and toasted all around.


"To Family!"

 

How do you appraise this? How do you try to find fault with it, something to criticise?


It's a tale of a world (or really two worlds) that I know nothing of, but I was transported into the world(s) of the TV star, struggling to fit in with the working class family of his beau.

Super story, I was hooked all the way through. It ticked all the boxes, great work.

 

Dang it!!! I left a comment from the proofreader in there!

 

What a great story--- love it! Fit the out of place to a tee, grrreat sex, and heartfelt tale. Reminds me of some of the deeds myself and 3 brothers, pulled on my lone sisters boyfriends lol. Definitely one of my favorites, good luck little miss great job, thanks for your time and effort

 

All I can say after reading this is WOW! The story was so well written that I felt myself watching all the action as I was reading the story. When this happens one knows that he is reading a very well written tale. Thanks for your submission as you have made this guy a very happy camper today.

 

Miss K, wow, what a great story!! You did an excellent job of describing a life I have no idea of, and I felt myself wanting to experience it. I was rooting for Matt the whole time! Thank you for writing this. You have a wonderful talent, and I hope to read more from you soon!

 

They said it all.

SUPERB!

Let me tell you a little secret (I hope I don't get in trouble for spilling it out ), Little Miss was worried about the sex scene, she thought it was a boring. Well...

 

Boring? Um, no.

 

This one's a winner. Excellent story. It has everything and more. The errors had little to no effect on my reading. I admire the thinking and writing skills put on display here. I hope to be able to write like this someday. Bravo, Miss K.

 

I'm pretty sure I speak for @wantsomefun and @ahorsewithnoname and I'm sure countless others that they hope you get in trouble for spilling that, and that Little Miss K takes you over her knee and gives you the spanking you deserve (while they watch to make sure that the punishment is adequately delivered of course).

 

Horse and I are ready.

 

I'd love some corporal punishment from her for what I did, it was a secret worth telling anyway!

One problem though.. we'd have to convince Little Miss to spank me. She might not do it without a little encouragement.

 

I was hoping the brothers fucked the sister.

 

You know how you read a story and you sometimes picture famous people as the characters in the story? I don't know why....I haven't watched the show in years....but I kept picturing Kaci and Matt as Dharma and Greg lol!! Very good story though and the sex scenes definitely weren't boring, especially the 2nd one.

 

Not disappointed. I thought it was a good story.

 

Very nice! Having come from the Smokies I can appreciate the simplicity of it all. So often it seems that many wish to over complicate simple living to make it seem like more so others might appreciate how much it means to them, yet I believe in this piece you did it justice by not adding flourishes.

What you left out regarding things such as "southern hospitality" (which is anything but), and how most folks in the region get "all country" around strangers (like thickening their accents, posturing and intentionally trying to be more rube than they really are) I think also helps all readers connect much easier.

On a personal note regarding "road apples," there is a reason "shit kicker" is more often true than not, and I've even used such to the contrary in some other fantasy writings of mine so that made me laugh.

Personally I found it a very genuine straight up tale that by simply toning down the already minimal sex would be fitting in any arena. Well done, I enjoyed it!

That said, such family life I personally cannot relate to due to my own life experiences, but having witnessed such from afar, I'd be hard pressed to not believe that this was simply a recounting of actual events......So again, very believable in that it was straight forward, simple and genuine!

Hush....an alias

 

A sweet romantic tale, I liked it.

If that's what having sisters is like, I'm glad I don't have any. The writing was overall excellent. This is exactly how I picture @Little Miss K in my mind. I did wonder how autobiographical it was. I was also thinking of her recent thread about dirty words when reading the sex scenes. Very well handled without vulgarity. I didn't even notice that Bobby Lee called her a "dirty name!", "stuck up bitch" doesn't ping my dirty meter

I'm not convinced by Caleb's beef. He's acting more like a sister.

How young was Cody? So he couldn't drink. By my reckoning Kaci was 20 so if the drinking age is 21, she could't either.

Everything else I have to say is very minor.

I did like that punching him in the mouth hurt her.
I loved the name "Smith and Wesson" for the show.
I'm not sure the amount of luggage she had would fit in a 911. At least you'd have to press the back seats into service. Also if Cody was going to get lucky, a 911 is not friendly to consummating the act. I did wonder if Cody was going to get himself killed in the Porsche, there's a lot of power for the unaware driver.
You managed to insert what looked like part of a post on writing style int he middle. (proof reader comment I see.)
The formatting was a bit off with the double spacing, easy enough to edit out.
Do men wear jeans with embroidery?

 

JEANS!!! I had it pointed out that this is the second time that I have put this in a story. The first was in Was It Cheating. I hate men in designer jeans. HATE IT!!! On campus I see guys all over the place strutting around in expensive jeans, and I just have to laugh. Give me a guy in Levi's or Wranglers any day. Even a nice fitting pair of Faded Glory (Wal-Mart brand) is better, To answer your question...

Sadly, yes.

 

Sorry...@tonybs got my mind wandering.

 

Well, another GREAT entry. Damn...y'all are getting better and better at story telling. That sucks...more competition! (Just kidding--I'm very happy that everyone is growing as a writer here!)

I've got some comments...

I will never understand why a man would need a $250 pair jeans.

I will never understand why a man would need a $250 pair of jeans. You need the participle there.

German Shepard

German Shepherd - dunno if your version is the English/European spelling vs. American.

To be worried about meeting her brothers was absurd... Or was it?

To be worried about meeting her brothers was absurd...or was it? Or you could put a period after the ellipsis, like this: "absurd.... Or was it?" The fourth period ends the sentence. I know, this is very picky, but your writing is so good that I just want to nudge the technical to perfection!

Losing all pretense of propriety, Kaci's hips ground forward, pushing herself onto the hand that was the cause of the heat blooming in her tummy. She stroked him harder, twisting her hand around the tip, and squeezing on every downward motion. Her kiss turned aggressive, pressing her tongue farther into his mouth.

No one uses tummy, but it was THE perfect choice. I could feel her getting hotter and that's the exact word that fit so well. Seems silly perhaps to make such a big deal about one word, but sometimes it is one word that, in the end, rules them all.

His hand coming up to massage her breast as he positioned himself between her legs.

His hand came up to massage her breast as he positioned himself between her legs. There are more examples of this issue with tense, but I'll shaddup about it now. If you want more examples, you'll have to request it via PM. ::: hug :::

even the old barn owl with his never-ending question to the night

THAT's a great passage!

This was a fun story! I found it very easy to read, very interesting to read, and could easily see this as something that I'd watch on television. To me, that's a plus. Sometimes we get all wrapped up in our descriptions and complications, while this story just flowed well.

Another story that is getting very high marks from me. Thank you. See you in the CAW!