So this is a quick update to let you know why deacon has done what he did. I decided to go down a different path than originally intended, so bare with me while I get it back on track!

Deacon had contemplated going back to the bottle, but he knew that if he fell of the wagon this time he wouldn't recover. He had always had Rayna to pull him through, she was always the reason why he got sober. Just then Deacon heard a knock on the door.

'Lamar, what the hell are you doing here..'

' I came to thank you.'

' How bad is she?'

'Bad. Heartbroken , completely devastated. You did a good job..'

' I didnt do this for you , I did this to protect Rayna.'

' About time you started listening to me Deacon, i'm warning you this is the last time. Don't go near her, let her heal and let her move on.'

' You know she will try to find me, she will try to speak to me and she will never stop loving me.'

' She will learn to live with it, and you and I both know that if she found out about our little chat here she would never forgive you.'

' She will never forgive you either Lamar'

' I'm her Father, she doesn't have to forgive me. But after what's just happened I don't think she will ever forgive you anyway. Just stay away from her Deacon once and for all, or ill ruin you.'

Lamar left Deacon to mull over what he had done. Deacons decision to terminate any kind of relationship with Rayna was not his decision, it was Lamar's. But Lamar was right when he had come to see Deacon he had told Deacon that he would never be the man Rayna needed him to be and the best thing for the both of them was to break it off, Lamar knew Rayna wasn't strong enough to do it, nor would she have listened to him. But he new that Deacon loved Rayna enough not to put her through anymore heart ache and thus agreed to lay the relationship with her to rest. Deacon knew this would be a fight that he would endure every day, not to phone her and tell her the truth. But he couldn't. He knew how much Rayna hated her father being involved in her business let alone her love life and she would never forgive him for 1) not telling her about Lamar's threats to ruin him if he didn't break it off with Rayna and 2) for actually going along with it and crushing her heart. Only it was crushing him too. Rayna is and always will be the love of Deacons life, whether he is with her or not. Only now was deacon seriously regretting his decision, but now it was too late the damage was done and anymore contact with Rayna would only cause more hurt and damage that she didnt deserve. She deserves to be happy. Let her be happy. Give her a chance. Let her go. Just let her go.

' Hey Sie , yeh its Deacon. About that offer you made me? I think I wanna take it.'

Ok so the next chapter is going to be a time jump, to set the scene Deacon has been on tour with the Rebel Kings, while Rayna has been working on a brand new album after her album with Liam charted at number one. So to put this in perscpective neither of them have spoke to each other or seen each other since that night. Also, Deacon is single but has been sleeping with a string of women and Rayna is beginning to kinda/sorta date Luke. The next chapter features the CMA's – rayna and luke are not engaged but have done the song together. Also in this story maddie isn't deacons daughter because in my opinion I don't think anyone would be able to get over being betrayed like that.