Confidante
Chapter 12
This chapter is short and sweet. Thanks, as always, to all of you who continue to read and review. I really appreciate it. It definitely keeps me going! Characters do not belong to me. They are the property of ABC's Nashville.
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"Damn it!" Rayna shouts, looking at the time on her phone. She jumps up quickly to head to Deacon's room but, soon realizing her head is spinning, sits down for a moment to collect herself.
Five minutes later she is sliding the key card in Deacon's door. He's left the bathroom light on so she can see he is sleeping soundly, though his cell phone is still clutched in his hand. Something about him is different, but it's subtle. Although he's older, the lines on his face are more relaxed, more peaceful.
She switches off the light, sheds her clothes, moves his phone to the nightstand and crawls into bed next to him. She puts her head on the pillow, facing him, and slides an arm under his and around his back before kissing him gently on the lips. Deacon rolls into her and pulls her closer before slowly opening his eyes and smiling warmly at her.
"Hey," he says simply.
"Babe, I am so sorry," she apologizes.
He watches her for a moment, his expression still and relaxed. "Is everything okay?"
"It is, it's just late. I guess I had more champagne than I thought, and I must have passed out on Luke's couch."
Deacon asks if anything happened between her and Luke, and he accepts her response of no. "I'm glad you're here now. " He reaches over and pulls her into a slower, deeper kiss than the last one.
Rayna is the first to pull away, unable to accept that Deacon is not more bothered by the situation at hand. "You know I'm not a cheater, Deacon. I never cheated on Teddy while we were married and I would certainly never cheat on you. "
Deacon reaches out and traces her jawline with the back of his fingers, meeting her gaze. "Rayna. I trust you." He watches her eyes glass up. "Are you sure you are okay? Luke didn't say anything to upset you?"
She shakes her head slightly. "He tossed a blanket over me and I think he may have shut my ringer off. This is just hard, you know. We've already waited so long to be together, to be a family."
"Ray, baby, listen to me. Tonight, as far as I'm concerned, you were out working, staging a performance. I'm right here, waiting for you, where I promise I will always be." He reaches for her wrist, finding the infinity bracelet. "This, right here," he rubs his thumb over the infinity pendant, "this is what we have: eternity. "Her breath catches and he can feel her heartbeat speed up. "I'm not letting us go so easily this time, Ray. I love you, I love us, and I love what we are continuing to create together with the girls, with our lives." He looks at the clock and sighs. "It's been a long time since I've been awake at this hour."
She smiles back at him. "How about we sleep in tomorrow? Until about noon!"
He kisses her and can feel some of her tension finally release. "Sounds good to me," he says into her kiss, as their hands start to roam each other's bodies.