She took a deep breath as she finished reading her statement. They were shouting questions at her as she signalled to Bucky she was done.
"No comment." He told them authoritatively.
"Rayna has this got anything to do with Deacon Claybourne and the Rolling Stones article?" She heard a journalist shout after her as she turned her back.
"Ms Jaymes won't be answering anymore questions. At this difficult time we would appreciate it if you could respect her and her families privacy. Thank you." Bucky answered directly as he turned and followed behind Rayna.
"Are you ok Ray?" He asked putting his hand on her shoulder. She reached and touched his hand in appreciation.
"I'm not..but I will be Buck. Thanks for trying to sort all my mess out.. I'm sorry I'm giving you such a headache." She apologised as she turned to him once they were safely inside her house.
"Don't be daft that's what I'm here for. I'll always have your best interests Rayna."
"I know you do thanks for being so sweet." She breathed out a sigh of relief before she heard the commotion of her girl's asking her sister a million and one questions about what was happening.
"Mom?" They both chimed in unison. They flung their arms around her.
"Hello my babies." She greeted them.
"Mom are you ok?" Maddie asked full of concern. Rayna stroked her hand through her eldest hair as they exchanged a small smile.
"Come sit down." She asked them and dutifully they followed her. Neither of her girl's eyes left their mother. Maddie tried to gauge how her mother was really feeling. She looked..peaceful.
"So..I told you earlier that Luke and I had, had a talk..and we decided that we weren't ready to get married and that because we're in the public eye, I had to go and let the press know. But the most important thing to me is that you two understand what's happening and if you have any questions you can ask me?" She finished looking at her daughters.
"I'm just happy if you are mommy." Daphne told her hugging into her.
"We don't need to know why. I could tell you weren't yourself especially over the last few weeks. You didn't look happy but you seem peaceful now mom. What's best for us is when your happy, like Daphne said." Maddie told her honestly.
"Thank you my beautiful daughters for loving your momma." She told them hugging them.
"I think we need to have a movie day popcorn maybe some s'mores?" She told them as she pulled them back into the couch with her kissing at them." They were all giggling as she shooed them to go find a movie to watch. Now it was Tandy's turn as she slipped into the seat beside Rayna that Maddie had occupied. Rayna hugged her burying her face into her sister.
"It's ok Ray. You did the right thing if you weren't happy." Tandy reassured her.
"I feel relieved." She admitted as a few tears escape her eyes.
"It's ok." Tandy hugged her tightly. "I could tell you weren't right last night when we were talking. It felt like Teddy all over again didn't it? You don't love him, not like you know who?" She asked knowingly.
"Why can't I move on Tandy? Why can't I stop loving him?" She looked at her sister pleadingly.
"Your just not meant to Ray, your just meant to be with him maybe? It kills me to admit it but Deacon and you, you are just never going to get over losing each other because you weren't ready to be ripped away from each other. If it wasn't for Maddie I know you would of gone back to him and probably wouldn't of married Teddy." Tandy offered. Rayna thought over what Tandy had just said.
"Your right I didn't want to leave him I wasn't ready to call it quits. If I hadn't of been pregnant I don't think anything could of stopped me falling back into his arms." She admitted.
"Maybe for your own good you need to take a chance on him. After all this time it's still there. I thought you would of gotten over him? But...there it is?" They exchanged knowing looks.
"The night he came here and proposed Tandy? If he hadn't of left so quickly I wouldn't of let him. He does something to me...I don't know. I would do anything to be with him in those moments." She tried to explain.
"Why don't you go speak to him?" Tandy suggested. She rolled her eyes in answer.
"The press are camped outside? But then what? I just roll up to his house and say guess what I'm single. How about it baby after all those times I've told you I'm over you and to go get a bloody life without me? If I was him I would tell me to go take a run and jump." She admitted.
"Or you could go apologise and see where you stand. He wanted to marry you not that long ago. I think he would forgive you anything." Just then the girl's came back in chattering together looking happy.
They watched a few movies cuddled up on Rayna's bed, had some junk food and soon it was nine o' clock.
"Bedtime I think. It's been a long day." Rayna told them as they got up obediently nobody even made a grumble. They strolled out of her room and down the hall. Daphne disappeared into her room chattering to Tandy as Maddie asked...
"Mom since everything is off do you think I could go see my dad tomorrow?"
"Yeh course you can sweet girl." She answered playing with her hair.
"Thanks. Are you going to speak to my dad?"
"What about?"
"Well just with everything with Luke.. And dad proposed too. I know he loves you and I'm sorry but I listened to you and aunt Tandy talking earlier so I know you love him?"
"You shouldn't of been listening to that." She told her off. "I have loved your dad a very long time. So it's not straight forward...we have a lot of things to talk through, but I will speak to him. But he's mad at me cause I've done some things he doesn't approve of."
"Dad said he loves us unconditionally, me, you and Daphne. Even if I grow up to be a serial killer it won't stop him loving me, he said. So I'm sure whatever you've done he will forgive you mom." Maddie reassured her as they hugged.
"Ok babe get to bed we will speak in the morning." She told her daughter tapping her behind softly. "When did you get so wistful?"
"Always..my dad says I get it from you." She offered in answer smiling as she disappeared into her bedroom. She went back into her own bedroom as Tandy walked back in.
"I'd appreciate you staying with me Tand. I don't want to sleep on my own." She asked her sister.
"I'll stay here but I think you've got somewhere else to be or rather someone you owe an explanation to? Maddie spoke to him earlier and she told him about Luke he said he'd seen it on tv. He needs to hear it from you though babe." Her sister told her as they hugged. "Go get your boy." She whispered.
"I've not called him that..well out loud anyway in years." She whispered back.
"But he is..and I'm sorry for any part I had in convincing you away from him. But I only wanted the best for you."
"None of this is anything to do with any advice you gave or didn't give me. You love me and I'm grateful for you. Can I ask a favour? Can I borrow your car?" They hugged each other once more before they gave each other a smile and Rayna disappeared out and down the stairs.