Thank you for all the views and the reviews! It is very much appreciated and welcome. Forgetting to do this at the first chapter but these characters aren't mine and belongs to ABC and Callie Khouri with every right. This is the second chapter and I hope you would like it enough to join my journey until the end. I'm an amateur who is in love with Deyna and writing so I wanted to give it a try. Any constructive criticism is welcome and very much needed. Well, I'm going to stop withholding you and get you going. Happy readings!

Chapter 2: A Surprise Visit

Rayna awoke to the warm rays of the sunshine. She smiled as she gazed at the piano where her new song sat. She gently stood up and made her way to the kitchen and started the coffee maker. Remembering that the girls were with their aunt, she glanced at the wall. Two more hours until the girls come home from their Aunt Tandy. She grabbed the kettle and poured the coffee on a green mug and set it on the island counter. She made her way to the fridge and took out the milk. She surrounded the mug with both of her hands and took a long sip, sighing at the way the caffeine cleared her head.

Although, her peace didn't last as the doorbell rang. Groaning, she walked to the door and peeked through the hole and saw Teddy. Agitated and shocked at the same time, she opened the door and greeted him with a smile that she could muster.

"What are you doing here, Teddy?" she asked.

"I just wanted to talk and to apologize," he responded.

"And apologize for what?" Rayna said sarcastically.

"Can I come in?"

Rayna eyed him suspiciously, but she soon stepped aside to let him in. She walked past him and went to the direction of the kitchen, with Teddy following.

"Would you like some coffee?" she asked, out of hospitality.

"It's okay, I just wanted to talk."

Rayna stood across him, leaning on the counter. It was awkward to them, being this close. Rayna waited for him to utter a word but he just stood there, looking down on the ground. She suspected that it took a lot of courage for him to come and knock on her door and talk.

"So… Are you gonna talk or what?" she pointed, breaking the silence.

"Yeah, but…um… first of all, you need to let me finish. I don't know how you are going to react to all this but you have to let me finish. I'm almost positive that you are going to hate me for this, but you have to let me finish. 'Cause I'm about to come clean."

Rayna was too perplexed to speak, trying to gather in her strength to fight what was about to unfold. Her marriage with Teddy wasn't successful, but she still knew him. She knew that he knows the things that will make her go crazy and explode into bombs of anger. But, at the same time, she was interested and curious about what he had to say. She met Teddy's eyes for a moment, trying to get a better outlook on what this was all about. Rayna simply nodded, crossing her arms, armoring herself for the attack.

"It's true… I cheated on you. I cheated on you with Peggy more than once. But in my defense, you were out on the road with Deacon and we got into a fight when it first happened. I was broken and I just met with Peggy and we talked. But it led to something else. I'm not saying that I didn't see it coming. Actually, I made the first move. I guess it was just a blind revenge. I was angry and I didn't know what you were doing for weeks. I mean, seriously, could you blame me for being jealous? You and I both know that I can never mount to Dea-"

"When did it happen?" she blurted out without thinking. It was just all too much too bear. All the years of the accusations Teddy made suspecting if Deacon and her slept together. Every single time that Deacon was brought up in a conversation, it always ends up with them fighting and making up days later and starting all over again. For all those times that drove Rayna up to the wall with all the guilt and shame she felt, when all along, Teddy cheated on her.

When she met without any response, she tried again.

"When did it first happen?" she asked, now with more force.

"April 21st, 2008… I'm really sorry," he whispered. It was barely audible but Rayna heard it crystal clear.

Her hand shook, gripping her sweater. "You cheated on our anniversary…"

Rayna lost her voice. She remembered that night. She was supposed to go back to Nashville but instead, she stayed on the road and performed in an added venue. She remembered that fight with Teddy on the phone. They were firing so many hurtful words for hours. Teddy accused her of not taking their marriage more seriously and that all she cared about was her career. It dragged on and on and on until it moved to Deacon, where he suspected that she was hiding something. That day particularly stood out, but not because of the fight, it was because of what happened next.

Five years ago, Rayna was in her trailer after a show and Teddy had called. They became a battle for words and a waterfall of tears. After a few minutes that passed, Teddy and Rayna fell silent on the line and she just gave up and hung up. She was on the floor and she had an instant realization that Deacon and Bucky might have overheard her whole conversation. And as if by on cue, there was a soft knock on her door. She stood up and opened it slowly and found Deacon, staring at her sympathetically. He walked inside without invitation and closed the door behind him.

Their eyes were glued to each other for a long time. Rayna could still make out the concern on his face; the way his forehead creased. They didn't say anything for a long time and in an attempt to clear up the tension in the air, Rayna spoke.

"Deacon, did you hear any-"

"Yeah, all of it, I'm really sorry Ray."

Rayna couldn't speak as she chocked back her tears, trying to hide it from Deacon's sight but to no avail. Rayna felt Deacon's arms around her, and feeling his hand on her neck and the other making circles on her back. She welcomed him in, wrapping her own around his midsection. She held him as tight as she could, sending him a silent message that she wanted him here. She cried and cried, her tears blending in with Deacon's shirt. She stayed in his arms for a long time and then Deacon released her and cupped her cheeks with both of his warm hands and stared in her eyes. He brushed away her tears with his thumb and smiled at her. She smiled back weakly but she didn't make any progress as he leaned in on her.