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Thank you for reviewing the first chapter to this story and for all of you who are reading this story and following it. It means so much to me! This is a short chapter because I have a lot of homework to do but keep an eye out for chapter 3.
Disclaimer: I do not own Lemonade Mouth or the song I used in this chapter!
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Chapter 2
"So did you figure out a way to break it to him?"
"Are you crazy? I can't even think anymore."
A sigh was heard on the other side of the line. It's been a week since the wedding and here Olivia found herself sitting crisscrossed on her bed as she held a phone to her ear.
"Well if you don't think, all you're going to do is suffer!"
"Mo! Ugh. Just whatever… So how was your date with Erik yesterday?"
She needed to change the subject. Talking about Wen made her stomach churn.
"It was good. It wasn't awkward at all…well maybe in the beginning of the date but it got a whole lot better! We dance, talked, laughed." She heard Mo sigh. "It was great."
Olivia laughed a little "Well I'm happy for you two. You already sound like you're in love!"
"Oh please!" Mo giggled.
"So how do you think Stella is doing in Hawaii?"
Mo rolled her eyes with a bright smile "Having the time of her life with her man. I would be too if I was in Hawaii! Geez."
"I know…" Olivia sighed.
"So what are you going to do today?
Olivia shrugged "I don't know…maybe head to the park with my guitar or something…write lyrics, you know."
"Sounds good… Hey I have to go, Erik is here!" Mo said brightly and they exchanged 'good-byes' before they hung up.
Olivia stood up from the bed and looked at her watch.
12:30pm
"Good time for the park." She mumbled to herself before heading to her closet and picking out a pair of blue skinny jeans and a nicely fitted green top with a pair of white flats. She picked her hair up in a ponytail before applying a little make-up.
When she was satisfied in how she looked, she grabbed her guitar case and her notebook and pen and headed out, locking the door behind her.
She was glad that the park was at walking distance and got there a few minutes later.
She found a bench to sit on under a tall, green tree and sat down. She pulled out her Taylor guitar that she loved so dearly and sat it on her lap. She let her hand delicately strum each string before she leaned back on her seat and thought for a long while.
After she thought for a long while a pair of lyrics and a melody began to race through her mind. She took out her notebook and wrote down 'Broken Strings'.
"You can't play on broken strings…you can't feel anything that your heart don't want to feel, I can't tell you something that ain't real." She sang softly and began to strum chords that matched her voice.
"Oh, the truth hurts, and lies worse. How can I give anymore, when I love you a little less than before?"
She sighed as she processed these lyrics. How could she really? If she continued with this it will only break her more and more until she was nothing. Lying isn't healthy… She didn't love him like she did before. She had to realize that. She didn't know what she wanted but she knew she just couldn't be with him anymore.
It wasn't fair for him. Even if he had broken her heart that time he accused her of cheating. Why did she go back to him? Was it because he felt so familiar? The feeling of him was familiar but it wasn't the same anymore.
"What am I suppose to do?" she groaned. She'd never felt so confused.
If she broke up with him…then what?
"Oh, it tears me up. I try to hold on but it hurts too much. I try to forgive but it's not enough, to make it all okay."
She wrote the words down before closing her notebook and taking in a deep breath. "I have to tell him." She made up her mind. Later today she would call him and they would meet up somewhere…anywhere.
She stayed on that bench with her guitar for a few hours, letting her surroundings flow into her music. She wrote two new songs, leaving the one she began with to the side, and let a small smile appear on her face as she looked down to her music notes.
Even though Lemonade Mouth was over, she continued with her music. On Fridays she would go to Dante's and perform a new song for the enjoyment of the people. She didn't get paid, only sometimes Dante would give her 20 dollars of free pizza as a thank you. She really only did it for the love of performing.
Which reminded her, tomorrow was Friday and she had two new songs…she could play them tomorrow. That meant she had to make sure they were perfect.
She picked her guitar up and placed it in her solid guitar case. She looked up to the clouds and became mesmerized by their beauty. Something so simple yet so beautiful.
"Simply beautiful…" she whispered the words out.
She looked around the park and noticed small kids laughing and playing with each other. They ran around the park playing hopscotch or catch. Laughing about the silliest things or pretending to be a princess or a knight in shinning armor.
A smile coated her soft lips before she noticed a little boy with light sandy-blond hair. He looked about 5 and was trying his best to stay steady on his skateboard. She noticed that it was too big to be his. Maybe it belonged to his dad, she thought.
The little boy fell off, but didn't cry. He just looked around and waiting for someone to pick him back up again. She froze when she saw that someone. A not-so-tall-not-so-short blond haired man with deep blue eyes. Her breath hitched in her throat when recognition fell over.
She watched as he picked up the little boy, ruffling his hair a little, before setting him back on the skateboard. He was encouraging him to go again, making her smile once more.
She stood up from the bench and crossed her arms over her waist as she watched the boy grin widely before trying to steady himself on the skateboard.
She decided to walk up to him. And she did.
"Hey Ray," she said quietly as she stood next to him with a smile on her face. He seemed startled and when he turned, he quickly let a smile show, matching hers.
"Hey." He said back before clearing his throat a little before raising an eyebrow "What are you doing here?"
She just chuckled "What? Is it a crime to be at the park at this time?"
He shook his head "Nah, I guess I was just surprised. I come here all the time with my little nephew and I've never seen you."
"So you've looked for me?" she smirked playfully.
He just let out a raspy chuckle "Whatever helps you sleep at night." He winked.
She smiled before looking to the little boy watching as he stayed on board. "What's his name?"
"Nathan."
"He's a spitting image of you. If I didn't know any better I would've thought he was your son."
"Yeah, that's what everyone says. He's too sweet to be like me, though. But he sure is stubborn."
She giggled "Well you can be sweet…you have your moments." She laughed at the face he gave her.
"Well, thanks. I guess."
"Uncle Ray! Uncle Ray! I did it! I did it!" Nathan exclaimed as he ran up to his uncle. Ray caught him in his arms and spun him around and the little boy laughed.
"What did you do?" Ray asked with a sparkle in his blue eyes. Nathan grinned brightly before getting out of his uncle's arms.
"I rode the skateboard all the way to that tree without falling!" he exclaimed excitedly before giving his uncle a high-five.
"That's what I'm talking about man. Nice job." Ray grinned down at him.
Nathan continued to smile when he noticed Olivia standing there "Hello." He said politely and Olivia smiled. "Your pretty." He commented.
Olivia giggled "Thank you, I'm Olivia." She told Nathan before shaking his extended hand. He was too adorable. "You were incredible on that skateboard…better than I could ever do."
"Really? Thanks!" he said before going back to the skateboard and getting back on it, starting all over again.
"He is adorable." Olivia told Ray.
"Yeah he is; he's definitely my nephew." Ray smirked.
"Oh you mean when he called me pretty?" she chuckled.
"Yeah he has good taste."
Olivia blushed looking down from Ray's gaze.
He smiled a little at her reaction, but wished he could've said more. Maybe the way he felt about her… He realized about a while ago that he was in love with her. He's never been in love so he didn't know what it felt like until he took sometime and thought about it.
He felt so different around her. He felt like a better person. Like the real Ray Beech could shine when around her. She was just so down to earth, so simple that it made him want to be different. Better.
"Hey Olivia?"
She looked up with questioning eyes "Yeah?" she asked a little hopefully.
Maybe he could tell her now… but as he looked into her eyes he stuttered and felt tongue-tied. He then thought about Wen and how Olivia and he were still together.
He couldn't do that to her… It wouldn't be fair.
So he just sighed and shook his head "Nothing. Never mind,"
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