This is my first writing ever as a fan of Nashville! Please enjoy and leave comments and suggestions! Thanks!

Rayna headed to the lobby and realizes Deacon is there. She was getting ready to go out to eat with Liam and tried to ignore talking to Deacon...until he came walking past her.

"Hey", Deacon said as he walked by the love of his life, Rayna Jaymes.

"Hey Deacon how's uh.. Juliette Barnes and the whole tour goin'?"

"Oh, um it's goin' good. I guess."

"Great"

Deacon nodded.

The awkwardness filled the room.

"Well I better get goin' Liam is waiting on me..." Rayna said knowing that Deacon didn't like to talk about Liam

"Liam? I thought you fired him"

"Yeah, well I kind of did but he is just taking me out to dinner"

"Oh, great"

"Yeah well bye Deacon. Great seein' you"

"Yep"

Rayna exited out of the lobby and into Liam's car. Rayna liked Liam but not necessarily in the way Liam liked Rayna. Rayna tried to be able to fall in love with Liam but couldn't because she was already in love with Deacon Claybourne.

"Hey hot mama" Liam said in a seductive way

Rayna hated when Liam called her hot or sexy. Liam also tended to call her that on a daily basis. Deacon would always call her pretty lady, beautiful, or gorgeous. She liked Deacon's way better because it meant more to her and it showed more respect.

"Hey" She said trying to act perky but she really wasn't considering she just left the man she really loved in a lobby.

Liam leaned in for a kiss but Rayna acted distracted and looked out the window of his car.

"So where do you wanna go tonight?" He said looking at his steering wheel.

Rayna thought that maybe he had something planned. That's how it usually was with Deacon. Deacon always had plans to either go over to his house and cook for her or go out to a certain restaurant they loved. Deacon rarely asked her what she wanted to do or go and she loved that.

"I thought you would have somewhere planned for us" She said

"Well it is your pick tonight."

"Okay why don't we just go out to Wendy's or something"

"You're joking. Right?" Liam said confused.

"No. I'm serious. I'm not really good at planning out where to go and what to do"

"Let's just go to a bar on main street"

"Okay, that sounds fun"

Rayna had a couple of drinks and felt kind of sick. Liam had a lot of drinks and was aggravating Rayna. Rayna called Deacon and asked if she would go and pick her up. Of course Deacon said yes.

10 minutes later Deacon came walking in the bar searching for Rayna.

Liam did not know that Rayna called Deacon to pick her up.

"What the hell is he doing here? Has he not realized that you like me and not him" Liam said drunk in front of Deacon and Rayna

"Actually she called me because you were being a bit of a jerk tonight... surprise surprise!" Deacon said sarcastically

Taking Rayna's arm Deacon led her out the door and into his car. She told Deacon thanks.

"You don't gotta thank me but I just hate seeing him around you"

"Well Deacon I know it is hard for you to see me out with a guy you hate-"

Deacon interrupted while driving. "A guy I hate?" he said confused

"Yeah, I know you don't like Liam and that's why you don't want be to be at a bar with him nevertheless dating him"

"Okay yeah you're right I hate Liam and don't want to see you going out to dinner or a bar with him but he's not the reason-"

Rayna looked at him waiting for Deacon to state his point. Deacon glanced at her while driving and finished up what he was saying.

"The reason why I don't I'm upset isn't because of you being around him it's you being around any man. I'm not trying to be selfish in anyway but I know he doesn't make you happy and there are guys out there that might make you happy but I don't want anyone to...this sounds selfish of me to say this but I just wanna be the only man in this world that makes you smile and laugh. And the fact that someone else could be the one to make you smile tears me apart. I want you Rayna and only you" Deacon said nervously wondering what Rayna's reaction would be.

"Deacon, we had something 13 years ago but everytime I'm with you something goes wrong whether it's you losing your sobriety-"

"Losing my sobriety? Really Rayna? You're going there? Listen, yeah 13 years ago I screwed up because of you and Teddy. It's been because you throw things at me that are hard to handle like how you tell me you are engaged like how did you expect me to handle that!? But now there is nothing that can stop us Rayna" He said as they pulled into her driveway

"I know-" Rayna said but then Maddie's name popped into her mind. How would Deacon handle it if he found out that he was Maddie's father?

"Well I guess we are done here. Goodnight Rayna"

"Thanks again Deacon you know we will work this out togeth-"

Deacon pulled out her driveway feeling rejected by her.

Rayna ran into her house crying and regretting everything. Everything that happened in the past 13 years. Regretting picking Teddy. Regretting not waiting for Deacon. Regretting everything.

Deacon drove home and turned the radio on.

"Rayna Jaymes new hit single coming at you right now!" The DJ said

Deacon changed the station and Rayna was on again. Then changed the station again for the third time and of course Deacon and Rayna's old favorite song came on. He decided to listen to it, singing every word. The song ended when he pulled into his driveway. He pulled out his phone and scrolled to Rayna's name on messages and began texting.

I'm sorry that I left. I was just angry.

His finger sat hovering over the send button and sent it. Within seconds Rayna replied

It's okay. I'm sorry too.

Deacon replied with the lyrics to one of the best songs they wrote.

I know why you're lonely. It's time you knew it too. You know the rest of the song Rayna, and you know every lyric is true.

Rayna was surprised when she saw what Deacon said and decided to not respond. She went straight to sleep dreaming about him and he did the same thing.

The next morning Deacon started doing the thing he would usually do when he had Rayna problems. Writing.