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Forrest x Avery, Garrett x Danika, Joey x Emery, Rhett x Asli, Wyatt x Caria

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Color coding is as follows: Forrest x Avery (Teal), Garrett x Danika (Purple), Joey x Emery (Red), Rhett x Asli (Yellow), Wyatt x Caria (Green)

SO CLOSE.

Forrest x Avery: I think they'll get it together, but she does truly love him, even if he thinks she's in love with his brother/her best friend. I'm interested to see where their story goes!

Garrett x Danika: They've only just met when she showed up at her grandparents' ranch and it's already a fun ride.

Joey x Emery: Dramatic, but I'd love to see them grow close. He saved her live, and she is forever grateful to him. She already sees him as someone who can protect her, and she currently feels as if she needs protection. Nothing feels safe in her life anymore.

Rhett x Asli: Musical soulmates. I see this as nothing else but soulmates. They're already sweet. It's wonderful.

Wyatt x Caria: They're beautiful together, and they're also soulmates. She will always be there to hlp take care of him and love him whenever he returns.

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"Oh my God, I knew it! You’re in love with my brother!" Forrest got up, pacing her living room. "Were you using me this whole time to get to him?"

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Forrest to Avery

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Avery had known Forrest for many years. Over the time, she'd seen him in every way that was possible. For years now she'd found him insanely attractive. She often times wondered if he even knew just how attracted she was to him. His picture text did absolutely nothing to help her stop thinking about him. In fact, that image was damn near burned into her memory forever.

Sending a text back: "For starters, that is one of the most unfair things I think I've ever seen come through my phone. Secondly, you should've warned me first because I definitely wasn't ready. Third? How long might you be in there and do I have enough time to get there to join you. Seriously though... don't you dare think of moving from there because I'm already on my way."

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"You think I don't care? You think I wouldn't be in fucking pieces right now if I didn't care?" Four had never been particularly emotional and, in a way, he was learning in this moment— the least opportune time, that he was exploding with all of them. His hands shook from how tightly he held them in fists at his sides, forearms lined with coiled veins. It wasn't until Avery turned away from him that he fell apart. Hearing her say she still loved him and how badly he'd hurt her in his anger, compounded with his pain and confusion; Forrest's legs buckled and he fell to the floor.

"I fucking ruined us, didn't I?" His deep voice and country twang was all the more prominent as his the gravel in his voice was made stronger as he cried. "I'm sorry, Angel." Four buried his face in his hands, trying to catch his breath and at some point he caught his breath and the tears abated. "You don't have to prove anything to me. I just... I need to not pop off like that. I'm so fucking sorry, Avery." He looked up to her, hands clasped as he made a plea for her forgiveness. "I love you, too, and I swear I know you love me. I trust you. I just... I'm a fucking train wreck. I don't know if I'm ever going to feel like I deserve you and I can't let my insecurity about that just explode."

Avery was feeling sick to her stomach feeling the love of her life slipping away as they stood there having this discussion. "Yes, I do expect you to believe me. If you care about me at all, you'd believe me. You would look me in the eye and see that I am not lying to you. I can't tell you any other way other than to say that I don't love him, I'm not in love with him. I just told you that you were the most important person in my entire life and you still don't believe me. I. Don't. Want. Your. Brother. I don't want him. I never will. The idea of being with your brother is like being with a family member and it makes me sick, truly." His question, his seeking information about the type of relationship she and Rhett had made her look at him like he'd lost his mind. "Not that it's of any importance at all, but no, we didn't. Fortunately for me, we figured out that we're better suited as friends than anything more. So, that is a mistake that I am glad I avoided."

"DO. Stop reading more into the unimportant words than you are." She was so frustrated that her calm was slipping as tears fell from her eyes. "You know what exactly I feel for you?" She stomped right up to him, so she was face to face and one finger jabbed into his chest. "I fucking love you. I love you more than I love myself, more than I love the air I fucking breathe. I respect you enough to stand here before you and fight for something that I don't think you want to fight for. You're making me do damn near everything but beg and grovel at your feet and I'm still standing here, praying that there's still a chance you might love me too." She turned away from him feeling every part of her body shaking with the fear and frustration that was coursing through her.

"I'm doing everything in my power not to lose you," Avery's voice broke. "I'm asking you... I'm asking for you to believe me when I say I only want you. I want to be with you. I can't even imagine you not being in my life." Her words were interspersed with soft cries, and stuttered breaths. She never broke down like this in front of anyone. "If you want me to back away from a friendship with your brother, I'll do that. I don't care. He'll understand, and I don't care what I have to do just so I can prove to you that you're it for me." She couldn't turn around to face him, her face buried in her hands as she felt everything slipping away. All this pain, the feeling of complete loss, all because of a man she considered like her own brother. It felt like she'd made the worst mistake and there was no way to recover.

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Avery was feeling sick to her stomach feeling the love of her life slipping away as they stood there having this discussion. "Yes, I do expect you to believe me. If you care about me at all, you'd believe me. You would look me in the eye and see that I am not lying to you. I can't tell you any other way other than to say that I don't love him, I'm not in love with him. I just told you that you were the most important person in my entire life and you still don't believe me. I. Don't. Want. Your. Brother. I don't want him. I never will. The idea of being with your brother is like being with a family member and it makes me sick, truly." His question, his seeking information about the type of relationship she and Rhett had made her look at him like he'd lost his mind. "Not that it's of any importance at all, but no, we didn't. Fortunately for me, we figured out that we're better suited as friends than anything more. So, that is a mistake that I am glad I avoided."

"DO. Stop reading more into the unimportant words than you are." She was so frustrated that her calm was slipping as tears fell from her eyes. "You know what exactly I feel for you?" She stomped right up to him, so she was face to face and one finger jabbed into his chest. "I fucking love you. I love you more than I love myself, more than I love the air I fucking breathe. I respect you enough to stand here before you and fight for something that I don't think you want to fight for. You're making me do damn near everything but beg and grovel at your feet and I'm still standing here, praying that there's still a chance you might love me too." She turned away from him feeling every part of her body shaking with the fear and frustration that was coursing through her.

"I'm doing everything in my power not to lose you," Avery's voice broke. "I'm asking you... I'm asking for you to believe me when I say I only want you. I want to be with you. I can't even imagine you not being in my life." Her words were interspersed with soft cries, and stuttered breaths. She never broke down like this in front of anyone. "If you want me to back away from a friendship with your brother, I'll do that. I don't care. He'll understand, and I don't care what I have to do just so I can prove to you that you're it for me." She couldn't turn around to face him, her face buried in her hands as she felt everything slipping away. All this pain, the feeling of complete loss, all because of a man she considered like her own brother. It felt like she'd made the worst mistake and there was no way to recover.

Avery was right, Forrest wasn't listening and even as he tried he'd find himself back in a fit of heartbreak and rage. "You really expect me to believe you don't love him anymore when you keep telling me that he's your best friend? I thought maybe I was your person, maybe you loved me, but I don't know what my place is in your life. I feel like I'm a fucking placeholder for him." His voice broke, trying to stay strong as he waited for the blonde to tell him that she was done with him. "Did you two..." Four paused, uncertain about whether he wanted to know the truth, but then he forced the question out in a rush to get it over with, the words strangling him all at once. "Did you two sleep together?"

"Like ours did?" He repeated her words, emphasizing the past tense of it. Four could feel the threat of tears in the familiar sting of tears in his eyes and he turned away as he clenched and unclenched his fists, trying to fight off all feeling. "What exactly do you feel for me, Avery? Is respect on that list?" When she grabbed his face he felt her fingers wipe away his tears and he held her face and did the same. There wasn't a part of him that wanted to watch her walk out the door, but his chest hurt finding out about Rhett after the fact. "You'll what? How do we fix this? How do I just let you go? I'm fucking spiraling here, Avery. Tell me what to do, what you want."

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Avery was right, Forrest wasn't listening and even as he tried he'd find himself back in a fit of heartbreak and rage. "You really expect me to believe you don't love him anymore when you keep telling me that he's your best friend? I thought maybe I was your person, maybe you loved me, but I don't know what my place is in your life. I feel like I'm a fucking placeholder for him." His voice broke, trying to stay strong as he waited for the blonde to tell him that she was done with him. "Did you two..." Four paused, uncertain about whether he wanted to know the truth, but then he forced the question out in a rush to get it over with, the words strangling him all at once. "Did you two sleep together?"

"Like ours did?" He repeated her words, emphasizing the past tense of it. Four could feel the threat of tears in the familiar sting of tears in his eyes and he turned away as he clenched and unclenched his fists, trying to fight off all feeling. "What exactly do you feel for me, Avery? Is respect on that list?" When she grabbed his face he felt her fingers wipe away his tears and he held her face and did the same. There wasn't a part of him that wanted to watch her walk out the door, but his chest hurt finding out about Rhett after the fact. "You'll what? How do we fix this? How do I just let you go? I'm fucking spiraling here, Avery. Tell me what to do, what you want."

A part of Avery wanted to explode at Forrest. Scream and kick and slap him until he understood, but she didn't do that. She loved this man, and she wasn't going to leave here until she made sure to tell him everything he wanted to know. She watched as he paced around. When she spoke, her voice was calm and even. She didn't want him to misunderstand what she was saying. "Forrest, you're not listening to me. I said I loved him YEARS. AGO. Years ago. We're still friends, but we haven't been anything more than that for a long, long time. Maybe your brothers called me that because that's what they remember? My childish infatuation with him that was years past? I don't know. Maybe because he's still my best friend, I have no idea. And no, not even friends with benefits. We figured out we weren't anything but friends, and we've been okay with it. If he says otherwise, then I'll have some choice words to say to him, and I have no problem having that entire conversation in front of you because I have nothing to hide."

Her eyes followed him as he moved to the couch and then off again. The box that was set on the table made her heart drop. Her shocked expression went from that to him and her brow furrowed. "I didn't tell you because I didn't even think about him. I haven't thought about Rhett as anything but a friend for years and I didn't think that our previous attempt at dating was even important enough to bring up. Maybe I should have thought about it, considering he's your brother. But... that relationship with Rhett didn't matter to me like this one did. What I felt for him doesn't even compare to what I feel for you."

Walking towards him, she took his face in her hands, and Avery forced him to look in her direction, noticing the tears and feeling tears fill her own eyes. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you, but I wasn't trying to hide it from you. Honestly, I assumed you knew since all of them knew. I never meant to make you feel like I was using you because I wasn't. You are the most important person in my life. And if that past relationship with Rhett is too much... if that ruins this, what we have? I..." Her voice caught and she shook her head. What could she say to fix this? There was a possibility that her past was coming back to haunt her and for what? This was what she wanted. Forrest, not Rhett. There was no way for her to make him see it if he didn't want to. She could only hope.

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A part of Avery wanted to explode at Forrest. Scream and kick and slap him until he understood, but she didn't do that. She loved this man, and she wasn't going to leave here until she made sure to tell him everything he wanted to know. She watched as he paced around. When she spoke, her voice was calm and even. She didn't want him to misunderstand what she was saying. "Forrest, you're not listening to me. I said I loved him YEARS. AGO. Years ago. We're still friends, but we haven't been anything more than that for a long, long time. Maybe your brothers called me that because that's what they remember? My childish infatuation with him that was years past? I don't know. Maybe because he's still my best friend, I have no idea. And no, not even friends with benefits. We figured out we weren't anything but friends, and we've been okay with it. If he says otherwise, then I'll have some choice words to say to him, and I have no problem having that entire conversation in front of you because I have nothing to hide."

Her eyes followed him as he moved to the couch and then off again. The box that was set on the table made her heart drop. Her shocked expression went from that to him and her brow furrowed. "I didn't tell you because I didn't even think about him. I haven't thought about Rhett as anything but a friend for years and I didn't think that our previous attempt at dating was even important enough to bring up. Maybe I should have thought about it, considering he's your brother. But... that relationship with Rhett didn't matter to me like this one did. What I felt for him doesn't even compare to what I feel for you."

Walking towards him, she took his face in her hands, and Avery forced him to look in her direction, noticing the tears and feeling tears fill her own eyes. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you, but I wasn't trying to hide it from you. Honestly, I assumed you knew since all of them knew. I never meant to make you feel like I was using you because I wasn't. You are the most important person in my life. And if that past relationship with Rhett is too much... if that ruins this, what we have? I..." Her voice caught and she shook her head. What could she say to fix this? There was a possibility that her past was coming back to haunt her and for what? This was what she wanted. Forrest, not Rhett. There was no way for her to make him see it if he didn't want to. She could only hope.

Was he out of his mind? That was a great question, one that Forrest couldn't answer when he was absolutely fuming. He stared at her as he paced back and forth across her apartment's floor, boots thumping with every step. He huffed, pinching the bridge of his nose, but then she said it, she'd loved him for years, years and he never knew- not until he'd held the meeting about asking them about next steps with Avery, telling them that he'd been with someone a while and she was important to him. The resounding 'Rhett's Avery' from the room confused him, but the silence from everyone when he'd asked what they meant had crushed him... or so he thought.

"So you loved him for years and I'm just supposed to believe you weren't using me to get closer to him?" He finally stopped pacing burying his face in his hands after he slumped onto her couch. "It came from me talking to my brothers and looking like a fucking confused dipshit when I told them I wanted to take it to the next level with this amazing girl I've been seeing. They were really curious who until I told them and they said 'Rhett's Avery'." He got up, taking the small velvet box out of his coat pocket and put it on the table, still not sure what to do with it and still incapable of looking at his girlfriend. It wouldn't have mattered either way, his vision blurred with tears. "Why didn't you just tell me?"

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Doing the Turner family edition was definitely also a fantastic idea! I love all these beans! You can just feel the OTPs brewing.

Ship BINGO... I'll send 5 to see if you get a BINGO:

Forrest x Avery, Garrett x Danika, Joey x Emery, Rhett x Asli, Wyatt x Caria

From THIS Ship Opinion Bingo Meme Here!

Color coding is as follows: Forrest x Avery (Teal), Garrett x Danika (Purple), Joey x Emery (Red), Rhett x Asli (Yellow), Wyatt x Caria (Green)

SO CLOSE.

Forrest x Avery: I think they'll get it together, but she does truly love him, even if he thinks she's in love with his brother/her best friend. I'm interested to see where their story goes!

Garrett x Danika: They've only just met when she showed up at her grandparents' ranch and it's already a fun ride.

Joey x Emery: Dramatic, but I'd love to see them grow close. He saved her live, and she is forever grateful to him. She already sees him as someone who can protect her, and she currently feels as if she needs protection. Nothing feels safe in her life anymore.

Rhett x Asli: Musical soulmates. I see this as nothing else but soulmates. They're already sweet. It's wonderful.

Wyatt x Caria: They're beautiful together, and they're also soulmates. She will always be there to hlp take care of him and love him whenever he returns.

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Was he out of his mind? That was a great question, one that Forrest couldn't answer when he was absolutely fuming. He stared at her as he paced back and forth across her apartment's floor, boots thumping with every step. He huffed, pinching the bridge of his nose, but then she said it, she'd loved him for years, years and he never knew- not until he'd held the meeting about asking them about next steps with Avery, telling them that he'd been with someone a while and she was important to him. The resounding 'Rhett's Avery' from the room confused him, but the silence from everyone when he'd asked what they meant had crushed him... or so he thought.

"So you loved him for years and I'm just supposed to believe you weren't using me to get closer to him?" He finally stopped pacing burying his face in his hands after he slumped onto her couch. "It came from me talking to my brothers and looking like a fucking confused dipshit when I told them I wanted to take it to the next level with this amazing girl I've been seeing. They were really curious who until I told them and they said 'Rhett's Avery'." He got up, taking the small velvet box out of his coat pocket and put it on the table, still not sure what to do with it and still incapable of looking at his girlfriend. It wouldn't have mattered either way, his vision blurred with tears. "Why didn't you just tell me?"

Avery looked up at him with fury lighting up her eyes. "Are you OUT OF YOUR MIND?!" She shouted at him. Avery had known them for years, and once upon a time, yes, she'd been in love with his brother. That love had since fizzled out over the years. She'd moved past it. In turn, she hadn't even thought about it. A part of her simply always felt as though she fit in with them, so when she and Forrest turned into something more than simply friends, it made perfect sense to her. It had also made much more sense than ending up with his brother.

"Honestly, the fact that you're asking me that, is telling. You couldn't possibly be that insecure in our relationship. If I wanted your brother, I would have gone after him. I was in love with your brother YEARS ago. I was young, and I was stupid. We're friends, I'm friends with ALL of you. Nothing more. Ever since I've been with you, there hasn't even been a thought of anyone else. Jesus."

Avery dragged her fingers through her hair in frustration. "Where did this even come from?" She asked in a softer voice, trying to understand how they'd gotten here.

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Avery looked up at him with fury lighting up her eyes. "Are you OUT OF YOUR MIND?!" She shouted at him. Avery had known them for years, and once upon a time, yes, she'd been in love with his brother. That love had since fizzled out over the years. She'd moved past it. In turn, she hadn't even thought about it. A part of her simply always felt as though she fit in with them, so when she and Forrest turned into something more than simply friends, it made perfect sense to her. It had also made much more sense than ending up with his brother.

"Honestly, the fact that you're asking me that, is telling. You couldn't possibly be that insecure in our relationship. If I wanted your brother, I would have gone after him. I was in love with your brother YEARS ago. I was young, and I was stupid. We're friends, I'm friends with ALL of you. Nothing more. Ever since I've been with you, there hasn't even been a thought of anyone else. Jesus."

Avery dragged her fingers through her hair in frustration. "Where did this even come from?" She asked in a softer voice, trying to understand how they'd gotten here.

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"Oh my God, I knew it! You’re in love with my brother!" Forrest got up, pacing her living room. "Were you using me this whole time to get to him?"