Hey Y'all, so this is my first attempt at writing Fan Fiction. This story has always played in the back of my mind ever since Nashville first aired, I love all the characters but Rayna and Deacon are the couple for me. Also as warning to those who will read this.. I like drama, angst and jealousy in fic'c so you can count on all those listed to be present. There will be fluff so bare with me, anyway better get to it. Let me know what you think it keeps me inspired to write! Also disclaimer non of the characters are my own , all belong to Callie and the write of Nashville ABC!

Italics are a stream of consciousness of the characters, rest is told in 3rd person.

Deacon stood with Stacy and Maddie gazing to the stage as Rayna owned every part of that song. That song. The one her and Deacon had wrote together all those years ago. It was difficult for him to watch her perform it with someone else. No that was a lie, it was difficult for him to watch Rayna perform it with Liam. It was the intimacy of it all that bothered him. They were grinding and smiling and flirting.. all the things he and her used to do. It made him wonder what her intentions were with Liam. Deacon knew they had been working on an album, he heard it through the grape vine as he and Rayna weren't exactly close anymore. In fact he couldnt even recall the last proper conversation they had that hadnt been in a group or wasnt meaningless small talk. He missed her. Plain and simple he missed her. Deacon almost got lost in his thoughts of Rayna when suddendly he heard something that made his blood boil.

"Hey Ya'll I guess he does know the old ones, what do you say Chicago? Shall we?" Rayna was just as shocked as the audience were, when Liam began strumming the chords of Postcards from Mexico, that really was an old one. Deacon's one in fact.

(One day)

I saw him walking

(On the street)

We started talking

(Downtown)

Now im movin'

(In the ring)

Liam couldn't help himself after he had seen the look on Deacon's face after Already Gone, he new this would get under Deacons skin. Liam knew that no matter how much Deacon tried to deny or fight it, he simply couldn't take his eyes of Rayna, Liam wanted nothing more than to take full advantage of that particular audience and so he started moving towards Rayna, grabbing her waist and making her sway to the music. Much to Liam's delight it didn't take any convincing on Rayna's part to join in. I wonder if she doing this for Deacon. They have so much history already, Oh Rayna if only you knew. As the song progressed so did the grinding and body contact, at one point there were multiple wolf whistles coming from back stage. She really is something special, I can see why he fell for you. As the song grew to a close Liam's confidence with Rayna was in full force and he figure now was as good a time as any to see just how far their 'partnership' had grown.

Deacon felt the bloody rushing to his skin, and his nails near enough drawing blood as he clenched his fist while watching Liam making a pass at Rayna. His eyes fixated on the body language between the two, he was desperately trying to catch a glimpse of Rayna's face to read what was going on, she was always able to hide how she was feeling to other people but not to him. He really could read her like a book, all he needed was to see her eyes. Instead Deacon kept drawing his attention to Liam's hand slowly making its way from Rayna's waist , to the small of her back right down to cupping her ass. It took all his restraint not to run up and hook Liam in the face. Maddie is here, for goodness sake have respect and take your hands off her. She isn't yours to touch. It was almost as if Luke could hear Deacon loud and clear.

'She ain't yours anymore man, she's fair game' And with that Luke took off on stage as Rayna made her way off , making sure he gave her a wink on his way.

As Rayna walked off she couldn't help but notice that EVERYONE was staring at her. She continued to walk straight to her dressing room , completely boycotting Deacon in the process.

'Bucky, what's going on? Why is everyone staring at me? '

'Well, Ray.. you want me to be honest ?

'… Buck, your scaring me. What's going on?'

' You look happy Ray. Not that fake happy, actually happy up there tonight. I think it just been awhile since people saw that. It was a different energy up there tonight.'

It wasn't Deacons energy.

Rayna managed to divert the conversation to discussing her next single and various other political aspects of her music before retiring for the night. As she sat in her dressing room she heard a knock..

'I need a …

Before she new it Liam had already made his way into her dressing room.

'So I figured with all the stress you've been under you could use this' Liam brought a bottle of Jack Daniels with him.

' I don't have any glasses Liam'

' You don't need any, live on the wild side for a bit Rayna. Your getting uptight being around all these industry officials. Loosen up , come on. Please? I promise no funny business, we will get a cab and go straight to out separate hotel rooms. Deal?'

'Deal.'