He couldn't explain it really.

Not why he wanted her, he could explain that easily anyone would. Loren was beautiful, smart, funny, kind, talented...he could go on. Any man would be attracted to her, he always had been even when he was under Chloe's spell. But at that point he had just brushed off the thought because he believed Chloe was the one...but she wasn't. She was just a carefully constructed illusion. The perfect woman any down to earth rock star.

He should have known nobodies perfect. Not even Loren.

1. She was always grinding her teeth when she was nervous...it drove him insane!

distracted him when he was working...she didn't even have to be in the same room she would just pop into his head and he'd find himself calling her and getting her to come over for some bogus reason like they had a contest thing to work on. Then they would end up on the couch and his work would lay on the piano long forgotten.

3. When he was enjoying her distractions she would stop and INSIST they get back to work because "she didn't want to be a negative influence on his life" (DAMN! That girl was driving him CRAZY!)

4. She second guessed herself at every turn...she was so unsure.

But these imperfections just made him like her more and one day without anyone realizing it...Loren Tate healed the damage Chloe Carter had done to his heart. And in another instant that was simply impossible to identify...his heart filled with an all consuming love for her.

He had promised to take things slow with her. He'd promised his dad, Loren, Loren's mom, everyone in his life!

Some promises you have no choice but to break. They are simply impossible to keep.

This was one of those promises.

So he asked her over, he was going to tell her. He would tell her that she was the one, that he was done looking because there was nothing better then Loren Tate out there in the world. That she had his heart and that he hoped she trusted him with hers.

Eddie Duran was going to tell Loren Tate he loved her.

He found himself pacing when she was on her way...she should have been here by now! She was 20 minutes late! "Relax!" he thought to himself "LA traffic is terrible she's probably gonna be here any minute!

She must have read his mind because she walked through the door that minute. "Sorry! Sorry!" she exclaimed setting her bag down and running to kiss him. "Traffic was a nightmare and Betsy was moody." He laughed at the name of her hunk of junk car. He'd told her that she'd be able to buy a brand new one soon from her album. "They will pry that car out of my cold dead hands!" she smiled back and laughed at him.

God he loved her. He kissed her. Like every kiss before it was magical.

"Ok wait!" she said "Jake will kill me if I seduce you instead of making you work on the new songs like you said we were going to do!" she laughed thinking he was trying to put work off like he had done so many times before.

"I lied." he said "That's not why I wanted you to come over. I'm work free all day today." he scooped her into his arms.

"Ohh I like the sound of that" was her mirthful reply leaning in for another kiss.

"Wait I've got something I have to tell you."

"Ok sure Eddie" She looked at him like he was the best man in the world. He loved that feeling. He wanted to live up to it for her. For himself. For the both of them.

He's going to tell her now. There's no going back.

Ever.

Just as it should be.

End