After Deacon dropped off Maddie he drove around for a bit trying to clear his head. How could this have happened, well no he knows how that happened, but another daughter? The next day Maddie went and met Claybourne and Logan.
"Thank you so much for letting me come with you" Maddie said "My dad thought it was a little weird…since you know, we don't know each other that well"
"Yeah, no I understand" said Claybourne. They went and looked around the Hall of Fame and after went and grabbed a cup of coffee. Logan let the girls hang out just the two of them. He didn't want to be the creepy guy with the young girl.
"Do you sing?" Maddie asked
"Sort of, not really though. Not in public anyway"
"Do you write songs?"
"I have a few lyrics here and there. I bring the book around wherever I go"
"Maybe I could get my guitar and we could play"
"That would be great" Claybourne said
"Thanks so much for hanging out with me Clay. I know this was a birthday trip, I'm sure you didn't intend to become friends with a teenager"
"It's fun, like having a little sister around."
"I was saying that to my dad, saying how you were like a big sister to me"
"That is so sweet" Calybourne hugged Maddie. They got back to the house and Maddie grabbed her guitar
"Hey Pipsqueak, you wanna hang with us?" Maddie asked Daphne
"Can I mom?" Daphne smiled at Rayna
"Sure" Rayna looked at Claybourne "are you okay with that?"
"Of course. I can drop Maddie off at work if you want?"
"That would be a real help actually. Then later I'll come grab you Daph. Wow, can you permanently move in here?"
"Ha if only, sadly work would miss me" Claybourne said
"Where do you work?" Daphne asked
"I have my own little musical theater place I run with my best friend. We hit our three year mark last month"
"Oh wow, good for you" Rayna said. The girls walked to the park and sat down. Claybourne pulled out her song book and Daphne started looking through it
"Wow these are really good" she said
"Thank you"
"Any about your dad?" Maddie asked
"I had one started, but I don't know, with the information my mom gave I tried to write something. Part of me wished I met him."
"Which one is it?" Maddie asked
"Page 14" Claybourne said and Daphne flipped to the page. Maddie looked at the lyrics and started playing on her guitar and singing along
"Mr. Big shot rock star came and went. Out in the world and my time is spent. Hoping maybe one day we would meet. Mr. Big shot didn't know when to keep calm, like a storm one minute you're here and the next you're gone" Maddie stopped
"Wow" Claybourne said, "it sounds great"
"Your lyrics are good" Daphne said
"We could work on this and you could perform it at the bluebird" Maddie suggested
"Are you mad at him?" Daphne asked
"No, why?"
"You just seem like you are with the lyrics"
"Wait, but the ending" Maddie said and she started singing again "I know it sounds like I'm ragging, but if you knew I existed I'd be bragging. Saying 'that's him, he's my dad' but the thought of you makes me sad"
"Maddie's right, you should perform this at the bluebird"
"Before you leave…come on let me here you sing it" Maddie encouraged her
"Oh I don't know" Claybourne said
"Here I'll sing it again and you can join in" the girls worked on it for a bit.
"Whoever your dad is, you certainly got his voice, you sound great" Maddie said
"Oh thank you" Claybourne took the girls to the bluebird, Maddie went to work and Logan came to get Claybourne
"Did you know she can sing?" Daphne asked Logan
"I did, but she never lets me hear her"
"Well she is going to sing tomorrow"
"Is that so?" Logan smiled at Claybourne
"Hey now, don't get too excited" Claybourne said "This could be the worst thing ever"
"It wont be" Daphne reassured her. After a cup of coffee Clay and Logan left. What did she get herself into and more importantly what if her dad showed up.