frowned at her, and Lucy knew
she was stomping all over his hopes and dreams because she was
simply too scared to have Blake be a part of her life again. But
she couldn't do it. Her heart had been through the wringer with
that man too many times. She wasn't sure she'd survive another
round. She couldn't explain that to Taylor. Hell, she couldn't
explain it to herself. It was too hard.
“ How about you sleep on
it,” Taylor finally said. “Really give it some thought. I can
probably replace you if I have to,” he paused for effect, “but I
don't want to do that.”
Lucy grimaced. “Fine, I'll call you
tomorrow.”
Taylor responded by giving her a giant
bear hug and she felt the life being squeezed out of
her.
“ Whatever you decide,” he
said in her ear, “I want to thank you for everything you've done so
far, it wouldn't have turned out this well tonight without you.” He
released her and patted her shoulders twice before heading out the
door.
Lucy swallowed hard, she hated feeling
like she was disappointing him. She hadn't known Taylor for very
long, but he was the real deal. He was going to go far with his
music and for some reason he had decided to include her, long after
she had given up on her own dreams.
She picked up her old guitar in its
case and slowly shuffled out the door to where her trusty car
waited for her.
She leaned back against the headrest
and shut her eyes.
She couldn't do it. She had barely
made it through the show knowing that Blake was out there
somewhere. She couldn't go on the road with him. To have to see
him, communicate with him... want him... and never have him. It was
too painful, and as masochistic as she'd been in the past, she just
couldn't do it again.
She started the car and
planned on going straight home, but she was several miles out of
town before she realized where she was. She turned off the main
road onto a dirt one and pulled over to the side. She sighed
heavily as she looked out the windshield at the full, white
moon. What am I doing?
She unbuckled her seat belt and let
herself out of the car. Her feet followed the worn path down to the
creek and she took a seat in the soft, red dirt. She stared in
silence at the peaceful water, trying to get her heart to shut up
so her head could think.
When she heard footsteps coming down
the trail she wasn't startled. No, she expected him to come. He
always did.
Blake took a careful seat next to her
and they sat together in silence for a long time. He brought that
fresh rain smell with him, and the air around him seemed to crackle
with the anticipation of danger and all the things that made her
weak.
“ You sounded incredible
tonight.” Blake's voice broke the quiet and Lucy felt her eyes
begin to burn. Their history, that she had buried alone when he'd
left the last time, began to break out of its grave and threaten
every coherent thought she had.
“ Where are your handlers?”
Lucy asked, not wanting to talk about the music.
“ I snuck out,” Blake
chuckled lightly.
“ Some things never
change,” she responded heavily.
Blake reached over, resting a hand on
one of hers. She wanted to stop him but she couldn't. Her skin came
alive with his touch and she couldn't remember the last time her
blood had been awakened so instantly. He slowly turned to face her,
bringing his other hand up to brush her hair back and gently clasp
her neck. Her heart beat wildly in her chest and she knew she
should stop him, pull away. But she didn't. He ran his thumb along
her jaw line as he looked from her eyes to her mouth. She flicked
her tongue across her lower lip in response and he leaned in,
pausing as his lips brushed hers.
“ Tell me to stop,” he
whispered against her mouth.
But she didn't.
Chapter 4
Something I Said
Blake gently laid Lucy back into the
soft dirt, his hand under her head, tangled in her hair. She stared
up at him with her deep brown eyes that seemed to swallow him
whole.
He wasn't thinking about the
she was stomping all over his hopes and dreams because she was
simply too scared to have Blake be a part of her life again. But
she couldn't do it. Her heart had been through the wringer with
that man too many times. She wasn't sure she'd survive another
round. She couldn't explain that to Taylor. Hell, she couldn't
explain it to herself. It was too hard.
“ How about you sleep on
it,” Taylor finally said. “Really give it some thought. I can
probably replace you if I have to,” he paused for effect, “but I
don't want to do that.”
Lucy grimaced. “Fine, I'll call you
tomorrow.”
Taylor responded by giving her a giant
bear hug and she felt the life being squeezed out of
her.
“ Whatever you decide,” he
said in her ear, “I want to thank you for everything you've done so
far, it wouldn't have turned out this well tonight without you.” He
released her and patted her shoulders twice before heading out the
door.
Lucy swallowed hard, she hated feeling
like she was disappointing him. She hadn't known Taylor for very
long, but he was the real deal. He was going to go far with his
music and for some reason he had decided to include her, long after
she had given up on her own dreams.
She picked up her old guitar in its
case and slowly shuffled out the door to where her trusty car
waited for her.
She leaned back against the headrest
and shut her eyes.
She couldn't do it. She had barely
made it through the show knowing that Blake was out there
somewhere. She couldn't go on the road with him. To have to see
him, communicate with him... want him... and never have him. It was
too painful, and as masochistic as she'd been in the past, she just
couldn't do it again.
She started the car and
planned on going straight home, but she was several miles out of
town before she realized where she was. She turned off the main
road onto a dirt one and pulled over to the side. She sighed
heavily as she looked out the windshield at the full, white
moon. What am I doing?
She unbuckled her seat belt and let
herself out of the car. Her feet followed the worn path down to the
creek and she took a seat in the soft, red dirt. She stared in
silence at the peaceful water, trying to get her heart to shut up
so her head could think.
When she heard footsteps coming down
the trail she wasn't startled. No, she expected him to come. He
always did.
Blake took a careful seat next to her
and they sat together in silence for a long time. He brought that
fresh rain smell with him, and the air around him seemed to crackle
with the anticipation of danger and all the things that made her
weak.
“ You sounded incredible
tonight.” Blake's voice broke the quiet and Lucy felt her eyes
begin to burn. Their history, that she had buried alone when he'd
left the last time, began to break out of its grave and threaten
every coherent thought she had.
“ Where are your handlers?”
Lucy asked, not wanting to talk about the music.
“ I snuck out,” Blake
chuckled lightly.
“ Some things never
change,” she responded heavily.
Blake reached over, resting a hand on
one of hers. She wanted to stop him but she couldn't. Her skin came
alive with his touch and she couldn't remember the last time her
blood had been awakened so instantly. He slowly turned to face her,
bringing his other hand up to brush her hair back and gently clasp
her neck. Her heart beat wildly in her chest and she knew she
should stop him, pull away. But she didn't. He ran his thumb along
her jaw line as he looked from her eyes to her mouth. She flicked
her tongue across her lower lip in response and he leaned in,
pausing as his lips brushed hers.
“ Tell me to stop,” he
whispered against her mouth.
But she didn't.
Chapter 4
Something I Said
Blake gently laid Lucy back into the
soft dirt, his hand under her head, tangled in her hair. She stared
up at him with her deep brown eyes that seemed to swallow him
whole.
He wasn't thinking about the
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