It's been weeks since the last time he talked to her and he new that it was time to just put his whole heart out there even if it was a huge risk of breaking it all over again.
The phone rings three times and he doesn't think she's going to answer... But at the last ring he finally hears her beautiful voice.
Hello, she says softly waiting for his response..
While biting his lip trying to come up with what to say he finally just goes for it.
"Hey Ray, I hope you don't mind me calling you random like this there is just something I really need to talk to you about... Do you think there is anyway you could swing by the house later so we could talk.. I'd really appreciate it, but if you don't I'll understand."
There was a pause and he thought she hung up.
"Yeah that's fine I'll be there around 8.. Will that work?"
His heart racing not expecting the conversation to go this easily
"Yeah Ray that's perfect I'll see you then," then hangs up the phone.
After the phone disconnects she sits there for a moment wondering what in the world he needed to talk to her about...
Time passes slowly for Deacon as he waits for Rayna to get there so to try and kill a little time he messes with a new song that's been working his brain for the past couple of days and before he knows it there's a knock on the door.
He jumps and his stomachs now in his throat nervous to see how this conversation is going to go.
He gets up and opens the door and there she is, the woman that stole his whole heart that first night they met at the bluebird over two decades ago...
"Hey" She says in a shallow voice, can I come in...
"Hey Ray, yeah of course you want some coffee or water?"
"No I'm fine but thank you" She says trying not to think about all the memories that have happened in this house, in this very room...
They begin making small talk, mostly about Maddie and Daphne,Highway 65, both trying to avoid the elephant in the room... But he knew that it was now or never so he finally brings it up...
"Ray are you happy" he says in a firm but soft voice
"Yeah you could say that," She says wide eyed and blushing just a tad.
Looking at her deeply he says, "No Ray I mean are you really happy, like with everything that's happened over the last month?"
Not knowing what to say next she looks down fiddling with her thumbs knowing that one word could break his heart all over a again and she didn't want that at all.
"Honestly, there has been so much goin on.. I really haven't even thought about it that much, but is that really why you got me over here... Just to ask if I was happy?
He breaks eye contact with her feeling his heart starting to crumble thinking he really might just lose her once and for all this time.
" Well if we're both bein honest tonight, then no Ray... Thats not why I asked you here.
"Then why did you Deacon," asking with a very confused look on her face.
He then takes her face between his hands, and starts to explain... "You just don't get it Ray. The love I have for you is like no other and if you think I'm just goin to let you go off and marry some diva cowboy your highly mistakin darlin. Yeah I know I've messed up and broke your heart way to many times but.. This.. This time it's just different. We have a daughter, heck we have two daughters in my eyes and that's never goin to change. Our past... Yeah it's deep with demons but that's what it is... The past. It's time and Im ready for our future together.
Do you know how happy it makes me to think that I could be the lucky man that gets to wake up next to you every single morning, to make love to you unconditionally and to show you off to the whole damn world."
"Deacon, don't start this again", she says breaking away from his gaze, with a broken voice.
"No Ray, I'm really trying make you understand and darlin there ain't no words that can express the love I have for you".
Then without a second thought to cross his mind he leans in a kisses her so passionatly the heat between them flares in an instant.
"Dea... Deacon" catching her breath between kisses "you think you can just say all these sweet things and make my mind change?"
Kissing her lips softly he answers, yes baby I do because dammit your my person and you always will be till the day I take my last breath. I love you Ray. With my whole heart and that is never going to change."
With flushed cheeks and lightly swollen lips Rayna pushes herself back to look at the man that stole her whole heart over two decades ago that night at the Bluebird right in his gorgeous blue eyes. " You know.. You piss me off sometimes but you also amaze me babe, not just because of all the sweet stuff that you've just told me.. But because your soul... Your soul is like no other man's on this planet and it just takes my breath away."
"I love you Deacon. I really do. But babe I'm going to need some time to just think everything through. Can you atleast give me that.. Give me some time that's all I'm askin"
With a heavy sigh and a little laughter, "yea Ray I can do that hell I've been waiting around for you for fourteen years what's a few more months gonna hurt... But grabbing her waist and pulling her closer, knowing that I can do this.. Kissing her slowly, his hands making their way slowly down to her lower back, without having to worry about anything in the world. Now that I don't think is something you or I can wait for if I ain't mistaken."
Her whole body shivers telling her exactly what she needs to do but it's not what she wants to do at the moment.
With all the will power she has she stops him and puts her hand on his cheek . "Babe your killing me, but I have to do this, not just for me.. But for you and for the girls. Just trust me okay.."
She then stands up grabs her keys leaning over to give him one last kiss.
"I'll see you okay. Maddie has guitar lessons tomorrow and I'll be here to pick her up whenever ya'll are finished."
With a half broken smile he agrees and there he was once again watching his person walk out the door like so many other times before...
As soon as shes gone his minds starts to wonder and he starts thinking about the song him and Maddie have been working on for the past couple weeks...
"Yep. That's it,
this song is gonna be the game changer for us... I just know it."